Polypteridae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Infraclassis: Cladistia
Ordo: Polypteriformes

Family: Polypteridae
Genera: †Bawitius – Erpetoichthys – Polypterus – †Serenoichthys

Name

Polypteridae Bonaparte, 1835

Type genus: Polypterus Lacepède, 1803

Vernacular names
беларуская: Мнагапёравыя
čeština: Bichirovití
Deutsch: Flösselhechte
English: Bichirs
suomi: Niilinhauet
日本語: ポリプテルス科
ไทย: ปลาไบเคอร์, ปลาบิเชียร์