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	Update: Polypterus senegalus; Field: Common Names
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	its what they're called at petco so people might know them as this
Posted 11-May-2007 11:39
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Approve Yup, they do call em that, its a petshop name that seems to be used with all bichirs, though not always associated specifically with this species.Bit of a daft name really too, cos they are nothing like eels really. Sometimes also called gray bichirs too.
Posted 12-May-2007 01:22
GobyFan2007 Fish Addict Posts: 615 Kudos: 363 Votes: 65 Registered: 03-Feb-2007	Approve I also read/saw/heard that they were also called rope fish. Is this true? ><> ~=!Vote Today!=~ <>< -----> View My Dragons <-----
Posted 12-May-2007 08:01
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	Edited by ImRandy85 I've never heard it called that, although I suppose it could have happened. The name rope fish is usually given to Erpetoichthys calabaricus.
Posted 12-May-2007 10:20
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Yup, ropefish look almost identical to polypterus, but they have no rear fins near the vent, and they are maybe a little more aggressive, and possibly even more primitive.
Posted 12-May-2007 14:41
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Approve I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 12-May-2007 19:46
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	Approve ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 13-May-2007 11:32
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Approve Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 13-May-2007 23:58


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