Nile Bichir (Polypterus bichir bichir)14 to 17 in

The Nile Bichir, Polypterus bichir bichir, is found in shallow, sluggish waters in Egypt, Chad, Ghana, and perhaps Cameroon. Albeit this species was the first of the Bichirs to be portrayed deductively, it remains very uncommon in the side interest and exchange because of the far-off zones it occupies. This subspecies is one of a few purported “lower jaw” gatherings of Polypterus, so named for their particular hefty lower jaw that juts over the upper lip. In the aquarium, they are strong and undemanding like most bichir species, however, ought to be kept with a tight-fitting and potentially weighted top as they will endeavor to hop whenever scared or around evening time