My own Polypterids...
This is a list of the Polypterid fishes currently in my own collection, which has been steadily built up over several years. I have been very pleased to be able to add both the most recently described Polypterus, P. teugelsi, and the elusive P. ansorgii to my collection in recent years. However, I am always on the lookout for good specimens, particularly of the ones which are hard to find here in the UK - such as P. mokelembembe (the species that used to be known as P. retropinnis) for example.
- P. ansorgii - 5 x unsexed juveniles, approx 9"
- P. bichir - 13" Male, 14" Female
- P. bichir "lapradei" - 6x 12-16" (4M/2F)
- P. bichir "lapradei Koliba" - 3 x unsexed juveniles
- P. delhezi - 14" Female
- P. congicus - 14" Male
- P. endlicheri - 16" Male, 14" Female
- P. mokelembembe - 9" Female
- P. ornatipinnis - 16" Female
- P. palmas - 10" Male, 11" Female
- P. palmas "buettikoferi" - 11" Male, 11" Female, 1 unsexed juvenile
- P. polli - 4x 10-11" (3M/1F)
- P. retropinnis - 2x 9" (unsexed)
- P. teugelsi - Unsexed juvenile
- P. weeksii - 17" Female