Polypterus Senegalus Senegalus
Polypterus senegalus senegalus
Species Name: Polypterus senegalus
Common Name: Gray Bichir
Size: max. 20
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Africa: Nile basin, basins of Sénégal, Gambia, Niger and Volta and Lake Chad; Congo and Lualaba river basins.
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: omnivore
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Gray to olive color on dorsal side and whitish on ventral side. Young with three longitudinal dark bands on sides. Feeds mainly on fishes, insects, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs as well as on plant fragments and seeds. |
Date(s): December 16, 2003. Album by Yu-Chia Chang. Photos by Yu-Chia Chang. 1 - 143 of 143 Total. 0 Visits. |
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