so i got a 7 inch del and a 12 or so inch ornate so far guys but now i need a bigger tank >< just saw a 150 gal for 175$ with stand lids and lights hope i can get it haha!
Some one list all the polys
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Sweeet start.... Hahah soon u end up with poly pile... 
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Here are the species of Bichirs. I'll include certain variants I have seen/heard in quotes. This list is mainly for wild caught bichirs. I'm sure I'm missing variants and more undescribed species. There is a lot hybrid bichirs now a day as well. If anyone has more info, just add on. Just a brief list here. Hope it helped.
Upper jaw:
-Polypterus palmas palmas
-Polypterus palmas polli
-Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
-Polypterus ornatipinnis
-Polypterus delhezi
-Polypterus senegalus "Congo", "Nigeria", "Turkana"
-Polypterus retropinnis
-Polypterus weeksii
-Polypterus teugelsi
-Polypterus mokelembembe
-Erpethoichthys calabaricus
Lower Jaw:
-Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri "Nigeria", "Tikinso Guinea", "Guinea", "Volta", "Chad"
-Polypterus endlicheri congicus
-Polypterus bichir lapradei "Nigeria", "Tikinso Guinea", "Guinea"
-Polypterus bichir bichir "Chad", "Turkana"
-Polypterus ansorgii
Undescribed species:
-Polypterus sp. Koliba and Polypterus sp. Koloton (Both look very similar, possibly related to Polypterus bichir lapradei "Guinea")
-Polypterus sp. Dabola (Possible wild caught hybrid of Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri "Guinea" and Polypterus bichir lapradei "Guinea"
Upper jaw:
-Polypterus palmas palmas
-Polypterus palmas polli
-Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
-Polypterus ornatipinnis
-Polypterus delhezi
-Polypterus senegalus "Congo", "Nigeria", "Turkana"
-Polypterus retropinnis
-Polypterus weeksii
-Polypterus teugelsi
-Polypterus mokelembembe
-Erpethoichthys calabaricus
Lower Jaw:
-Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri "Nigeria", "Tikinso Guinea", "Guinea", "Volta", "Chad"
-Polypterus endlicheri congicus
-Polypterus bichir lapradei "Nigeria", "Tikinso Guinea", "Guinea"
-Polypterus bichir bichir "Chad", "Turkana"
-Polypterus ansorgii
Undescribed species:
-Polypterus sp. Koliba and Polypterus sp. Koloton (Both look very similar, possibly related to Polypterus bichir lapradei "Guinea")
-Polypterus sp. Dabola (Possible wild caught hybrid of Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri "Guinea" and Polypterus bichir lapradei "Guinea"
I'm a bit late bit this is just a copy and paste from the primer in the sticky section....
Species and sizes maximum known sizes often smaller in captivity
Upper Jaw Species-Upper jaw protrudes past lower jaw P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13" (subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14" (subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13" P. ornatipinnis ('ornate' bichir)- 27" P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14" P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12" (possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+ There is, Also the possibility of a third member of the Polypterus senegalus group that is found in the Nile River P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14" P .mokelembembe P. weeksi ('week's' bichir)- 20" P.teugelsi (found only in the Cross river)-16.75'' E. calabaricus ('Ropefish')- 15"-30" (Closer to 15''-20'' in captivity)
Lower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more (subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39" P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24" P. bichir bichir-30+ '' P.ansorgii-28-30+''
There are a couple of as-yet-undescribed (scientifically) Polypterids
Species and sizes maximum known sizes often smaller in captivity
Upper Jaw Species-Upper jaw protrudes past lower jaw P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13" (subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14" (subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13" P. ornatipinnis ('ornate' bichir)- 27" P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14" P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12" (possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+ There is, Also the possibility of a third member of the Polypterus senegalus group that is found in the Nile River P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14" P .mokelembembe P. weeksi ('week's' bichir)- 20" P.teugelsi (found only in the Cross river)-16.75'' E. calabaricus ('Ropefish')- 15"-30" (Closer to 15''-20'' in captivity)
Lower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more (subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39" P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24" P. bichir bichir-30+ '' P.ansorgii-28-30+''
There are a couple of as-yet-undescribed (scientifically) Polypterids
Hao thanks for the list.... Is it possible to edit ur post with max size in them? Would appreciate to get that... 
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These max size aren't 100% accurate, some possibly could get bigger but I'll list the biggest size of each that I have seen/heard.
-Polypterus palmas palmas 16"
-Polypterus palmas polli 15"
-Polypterus palmas buettikoferi 20"
-Polypterus ornatipinnis 24"
-Polypterus delhezi 14"
-Polypterus senegalus 18"
-Polypterus retropinnis 12"
-Polypterus weeksii 22"
-Polypterus teugelsi 24"
-Polypterus mokelembembe 12"
-Erpethoichthys calabaricus 20"
Lower Jaw:
-Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri 30"
-Polypterus endlicheri congicus 42"
-Polypterus bichir lapradei 26"
-Polypterus bichir bichir 36"
-Polypterus ansorgii 39"
Undescribed species
Since these are undescribed, there could be bigger ones since they are lower jaw. Those are the biggest size I've seen or heard.
-Polypterus sp. Koliba and Polypterus sp. Koloton 24"
-Polypterus sp. Dabola 24"
-Polypterus palmas palmas 16"
-Polypterus palmas polli 15"
-Polypterus palmas buettikoferi 20"
-Polypterus ornatipinnis 24"
-Polypterus delhezi 14"
-Polypterus senegalus 18"
-Polypterus retropinnis 12"
-Polypterus weeksii 22"
-Polypterus teugelsi 24"
-Polypterus mokelembembe 12"
-Erpethoichthys calabaricus 20"
Lower Jaw:
-Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri 30"
-Polypterus endlicheri congicus 42"
-Polypterus bichir lapradei 26"
-Polypterus bichir bichir 36"
-Polypterus ansorgii 39"
Undescribed species
Since these are undescribed, there could be bigger ones since they are lower jaw. Those are the biggest size I've seen or heard.-Polypterus sp. Koliba and Polypterus sp. Koloton 24"
-Polypterus sp. Dabola 24"
