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| Scientific Name | Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Common Names | Grey Bichir Dinosaur Bicher, Senegal Bicher, Senegal-Floesselhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Senegal. |
| Synonym(s) | Polypterus arnaudii, Polypterus senagalus, Polypterus senegalensis, Polypterus senegalus meridionalis, Polypterus senegalus senegalus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 505mm or 19.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile basin and West Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta and Lake Chad basins. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 330. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. senegalus on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. senegalus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. senegalus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:12.82.793.5622 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:07) |