Polypterus ornatipinnis, Photo: Michael Lahanas Cladus: Eukaryota Polypterus ornatipinnis, Photo: Michael Lahanas ----------- The Ornate Bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnis) is a bony fish that lives in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East Africa. Description P. ornatipinnis has black and yellow patterning on its body, head, and fins, with 9 to 11 dorsal spines. It is the largest of the Polypterus species with a protruding upper jaw[1], reaching 24 inches (61 cm) in length.[2] Notes 1. ^ a b Evans, Sean. "Polypterus ornatipinnis". Polypterus.info. http://www.polypterus.info/p_ornatipinnis.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
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