Scientific Name
Polypterus ornatipinnis
Common Name
Ornate bichir
Biology
Dorsal
spines
: 9 ; 11;
Anal
spines: 1415. Subcylindrical body. Upper and lower jaw of equal length. Number of dorsal finlets: 9-11. Dorsal fin origin well behind pectoral fin. Ganoid scales : 58-65 lateral line scales, 38-44 scales around body, 22-27 predorsal scales. Dorsal side grey-brown colored, marbled with clear whitish spots , the belly is white to yellowish. Head finely reticulated. Fins with white spots alternating with dark spots, forming a continuous bar.