Children (17 direct children, 22 direct and indirect children):
Polypterus delhezi
Barred bichir
Polypterus weeksii
Mottled bichir
Polypterus ansorgii
Guinean bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Gray bichir
Polypterus bichir
(tree size 2)
Polypterus ornatipinnis
Ornate bichir
Polypterus retropinnis
West african bichir
Polypterus mokelembembe
Polypterus teugelsi
Polypterus congicus
Polypterus endlicheri
(tree size 1)
Polypterus katangae
Polypterus palmas
(tree size 2)
Short-finned bichir
Polypterus polli
Polypterus faraou
Polypterus arnaudii
Polypterus erpetoideus