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When J. S. Budgett studied the Polypterus larva in the Niger Delta in 1903, he also searched for larvæ of the closely related Erpetoichthys, but did not find any. Apparently later workers have been equally unsuccessful, since there seem to be no records of juvenile Erpetoichthys. It was assumed that Erpetoichthys would possess a larval stage similar to that of Polypterus, with pinnate external gills; but this had not so far been confirmed.
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Boulenger, A. G., “Catalogue of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa” 1 (London, 1909). Pellegrin, J., “Les Poissons des Eaux Douces de l'Afrique Occidentale” (Paris, 1923). Poll, M., Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 35 (1942).
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CLAUSEN, H. Larvæ of the Polypterid Fish Erpetoichthys Smith. Nature 178, 932–933 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178932b0
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