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| No. | Valid Name | Author | English Name |
| 1. | Polypterus ansorgii | Boulenger, 1910 | Guinean bichir |
| 2. | Polypterus bichir | Lacepède, 1803 | Nile bichir |
| 3. | Polypterus congicus | Boulenger, 1898 | |
| 4. | Polypterus delhezi | Boulenger, 1899 | Barred bichir |
| 5. | Polypterus endlicherii | Heckel, 1847 | Saddled bichir |
| 6. | Polypterus mokelembembe | Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006 | |
| 7. | Polypterus ornatipinnis | Boulenger, 1902 | Ornate bichir |
| 8. | Polypterus palmas | Ayres, 1850 | Shortfin bichir |
| 9. | Polypterus polli | Gosse, 1988 | Poll's bichir |
| 10. | Polypterus retropinnis | Vaillant, 1899 | West African bichir |
| 11. | Polypterus senegalus | Cuvier, 1829 | Gray bichir |
| 12. | Polypterus teugelsi | Britz, 2004 | |
| 13. | Polypterus weeksii | Boulenger, 1898 | Mottled bichir |