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Senegal bichir

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Also known as: Polypterus senegalus, gray bichir

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bichirs

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At least one species, the Senegal or gray bichir (P. senegalus), is capable of using its pectoral fins to propel itself across land for short distances—an adaptation that may have evolved to help the species move between temporary ponds that were drying up or hunt terrestrial insects.
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