Bichir+Fish

=__Common Name:__=

Bichir Fish
=__Scientific Name__:=

Polypterus Ornatipinnis
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Bichir fish live in places where they are hidden among the thickets of large water plants at the margins of rivers and lakes.
=__Range:__=

You would find Bichir fish in central Africa and Central Zaire.
=__Physical Characteristics:__=

Bichir fish have a very long body and they are about two feet long. They have a wide head and a circular tail. Also, they have tough scales composed of the protein named "ganoin."
=__Diet:__=

In the wild, Bichir fish eat earthworms and small fish. In the zoo, Bichir fish eat chopped beef heart and fresh beef.
=__Behavior and Adaptions:__=

At night the fish goes out of its natural habitat between the thickets of water plants at the borders of rivers and lakes to get food.
=__Reproduction:__=

Bichir fish reproduce sexually. Their young hatch in about four days. The Bichir fish feed their young brine shrimp and move on to the larger food as they grow larger.
=__Relationship To People:__=

Us humans use Bichir fish just as animals in the zoo.
=__Status:__=

The status of the Bichir fish is that it is not threatened.
=__History:__=

The Bichir fish have been studied for the past 100 years.
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