The family Polypteridae (larger group Cladistia) consists of the most primitive Actinopterygians (ray-finned fishes), the bichirs and rope fish.

Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

ornate bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnis)

armored bichir (Polypterus delhezi)

marbled bichir (Polypterus palmas polli)

Weeks' bichir (Polypterus weeksii)

Polypterus mokelembembe (formerly Polypterus retropinnis)

Zaire green (Polypterus retropinnis, formerly "Polypterus sp. Zaire green")

lapradei bichir (Polypterus bichir lapradei)

Polypterus bichir bichir

tiger bichir (Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri)

Congo bichir (Polypterus endlicheri congicus)

Polypterus teugelsi (formerly "Polypterus sp. Cameroon")

Polypterus ansorgii

ropefish, reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)

more species & images will be added soon...