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Bichirs
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Bichirs

Polypteridae

Bichirs /ˈbɪʃɪər/ and the reedfish comprise the Polypteridae, a family of archaic-looking ray-finned fishes and the sole family in the order Polypteriformes.

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2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 14 known species

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