family Polypteridae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/family_Polypteridae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:taxonomic_family
gptkbp:characteristic	elongated body dorsal finlets ganoid scales paired lungs
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:bichirs gptkb:reedfish
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte
gptkbp:describedYear	1835
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:extantSpecies	true
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Erpetoichthys gptkb:Polypterus
gptkbp:habitat	freshwater
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Erpetoichthys_calabaricus gptkb:Polypterus_senegalus
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	2 about 16
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Polypteriformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Polypterus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:bichirs_and_reedfish
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	family Polypteridae