Four species of bichirs (Polypterus) and one of reedfish (Erpetoichthys) are known from the drainage: Polypterus ansorgii, P. bichir, P. endlicheri, P. senegalus and Erpetoichthys calabaricus. The ...

Despite continued interest among fishkeepers, bichirs have rarely been bred in captivity ... The third species successfully spawned in captivity is Polypterus endlicheri by Azuma in 1995. While we ...