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Barred bichir

Fish

The barred bichir, also called the armoured bichir, bandback bichir or banded bichir, is a species of ray-finned fish, an elongated fish found in the Congo River, particularly its upper and middle portions. It is one of the more commonly available bichir species in the commercial aquarium trade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Polypterus delhezi 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Barred bichir (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The barred bichir, also called the armoured bichir, bandback bichir or banded bichir, is a species of ray-finned fish, an elongated fish found in the Congo River, particularly its upper and middle portions.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Barred bichir (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q144427 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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