Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypteriformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Infraclassis: Cladistia Ordo: Polypteriformes

Familia: Polypteridae
Genus: Erpetoichthys
Species: Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Name

Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith, 1865

Synonyms

• Calamoichthys calabaricus‎ (Smith, 1865)
• Calamichthys calabaricus
• Herpetoichthys calabaricus

References

• Smith, J. A. (1865) [Newspaper account]. Daily Review 1242(2).

Links

• Erpetoichthys calabaricus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Erpetoichthys calabaricus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• IUCN: Erpetoichthys calabaricus  (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

• čeština: Bichirek kalabarský
• Deutsch: Flösselaal
• English: Reedfish, Ropefish, or Snakefish
• 日本語: アミメウナギ
• Nederlands: Wimpelaal
• polski: trzcinnik
• ไทย: ปลารีดฟิช

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