''Polypterus congicus'', the Congo bichir, is a species of

bichir Bichirs and the reedfish comprise Polypteridae , a family of archaic ray-finned fishes and the only family in the order Polypteriformes .Helfman GS, Collette BB, Facey DE, Bowen BW. 2009. The Diversity of Fishes. West Sussex, UK: Blackwell Pub ...

with a maximum recorded size of . The colour also varies from yellowish brown to grey, darker in the top, paler in the ventral area. It has a pattern of around 8 irregular vertical bands along the flanks of the fish, that do not extend completely onto the ventral surface. The lower jaw is prominent, much like ''

Polypterus endlicheri ''Polypterus endlicheri'' Heckel 1847, the saddled bichir, is one of the largest species of the ''Polypterus'' genus of freshwater fish. Named in honor of botanist Stephan Endlicher (1804-1849), who apparently discovered the species in the fis ...

''. The male has a wider and thicker anal fin. These fish are commonly sold as pets.

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* Polypteridae Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1898 {{polypteriformes-stub

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