So as far as I'm aware there are roughly 12 species of extant Polypterid fish, with a few additional sub-species.
How many of these are actually available in the trade, or are kept by people out there?
1. Erpetoichthys calabaricus
2. Polypterus ansorgii
3a. Polypterus bichir bichir
3b. Polypterus bichir katangae
3c. Polypterus bichir lapradei
4. Polypterus delhezi
5a. Polypterus endlicheri congicus
5b. Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
6. Polypterus mokelembembe
7. Polypterus ornatipinnis
8a. Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
8b. Polypterus palmas palmas
8c. Polypterus palmas polli
9. Polypterus retropinnis
10a. Polypterus senegalus meridionalis
10b. Polypterus senegalus senegalus
11. Polypterus teugelsi
12. Polypterus weeksii
How many of these are actually available in the trade, or are kept by people out there?
1. Erpetoichthys calabaricus
2. Polypterus ansorgii
3a. Polypterus bichir bichir
3b. Polypterus bichir katangae
3c. Polypterus bichir lapradei
4. Polypterus delhezi
5a. Polypterus endlicheri congicus
5b. Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
6. Polypterus mokelembembe
7. Polypterus ornatipinnis
8a. Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
8b. Polypterus palmas palmas
8c. Polypterus palmas polli
9. Polypterus retropinnis
10a. Polypterus senegalus meridionalis
10b. Polypterus senegalus senegalus
11. Polypterus teugelsi
12. Polypterus weeksii