Gray bichir
Polypterus senegalus
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- Scientific name
- Polypterus senegalus
- Family
- Polypteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Polypteridae
- Order
- Polypteriformes
- Synonyms
- Polypterus senegalus senegalus
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6.2–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 70 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 540 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
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