Taxonomy Profile: Polypterus (Lacepède 1803)

Polypterus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Polypterus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Cladistei
Family : Polypteridae
bichirs |
birchers |
lobed-finned pike |
reed fishes |
Genus : Polypterus
Polypterus Direct Children(s):
Polypterus ornatipinnis
(Boulenger 1902)
Polypterus ansorgii
(Boulenger 1910)
Polypterus senegalus
(Cuvier 1829)
Polypterus delhezi
(Boulenger 1899)
Polypterus endlicherii
(Heckel 1847)
Polypterus palmas
(Ayres 1850)
Polypterus retropinnis
(Vaillant 1899)
Polypterus weeksii
(Boulenger 1898)
Polypterus polli
(Gosse 1988)
Polypterus bichir
(Lacepède 1803)
Polypterus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Polypterus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 08-Jan-2004
Acquired:
2004-01-08
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Polypterus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gosse, J.-P. / Lévêque, C., D. Paugy, and G. G. Teugels, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 5: Polypteridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of West Africa, vol. 1
Page(s):
79-87
Publisher:
Musée Royal de l'Afrique Central
Publication Place:
Tervuren, Belgium
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Polypterus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Polypterus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Polypterus
Polypterus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Polypterus: Comments