katangae, Polypterus bichir Poll [M.] 1941:173, Figs. 10-12 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 35 (no. 2); ref. 19488] Nyonga, Lake Upemba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 20671. Paratypes: IRSNB 68 (1); MRAC 49319 (1), 66561-63 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:7 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:64 [ref. 21528]. See also Poll 1941:158, table [ref. 19487]. •Synonym of Polypterus bichir Lacepède 1803, but a valid subspecies as described, and with Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1802 as author of bichir -- (Gosse 1984:20 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Polypterus bichir Lacepède 1803 -- (Moritz & Britz 2019:[19] [ref. 36886]). Current status: Synonym of Polypterus bichir Lacepède 1803. Polypteridae. Habitat: freshwater.