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Polypterus arnaudii  Duméril, 1870
Taxonomic Serial No.: 573242

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 08-Jan-2004, website (version 05-Jan-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Polypterus arnaudii   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Daget, J., J. -P. Gosse, and D. F. E. Thys van den Audenaerde, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Check-List of Freshwater Fishes of Africa. vol. 1   
  Page(s): 410   
  Publisher: ORSTOM   
  Publication Place: Paris, France   
  ISBN/ISSN: 2-87177-002-6   
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  Reference for: Polypterus arnaudii   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Eschmeyer (1998) states that Polypterus arnaudii is a synonym of P. senegalensis, but does not recognise senegalensis as a valid species; see online Catalog of Fishes for correct synonymy  
 

 

    

 
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