Polypterus bichir
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Polypterus bichir is also known as the Nile bichir, is a fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 which lives in the Nile River, Africa, and some of its tributaries.

Description

It is a dark grayish color on the top, with dark vertical marking and bands on the flank. This marking is more prominent of juveniles, and fades as the fish grows.
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