Bichir
Erpetoichthys
Polypterus
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The bichirs and reedfish (also called ropefish) compose the Polypteridae, a family of archaic-looking ray-finned fishes and the sole family in the order Polypteriformes.
All species occur in freshwater habitats in tropical Africa and the Nile River system, mainly swampy, shallow floodplains and estuaries.
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