Ornate Bichir

The Ornate Bichir is widely regarded as the most beautiful member of the Polypterus family, featuring an intricate pattern of dark brown to black marbling and spotting across its body and fins on a lighter background. Native to the Congo River basin, Lake Tanganyika, and surrounding waterways, it is a moderately large bichir that combines stunning aesthetics with the fascinating prehistoric physiology shared by all polypterid species.