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 Code Number: AAFV01P03_16 Title: Eyes, African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens, Lepidosireniformes
Notes: Size: 6.5" when fully grown
Eyes, the Optical System, Eye, sight, vision, seeing, Looking, LooksHeart: 4 chambers Lungs: breathes air when water dries up Burrowing: in soft mud • Lines its chamber with mucus and then curls up into it • breathes through the mouth • metabolic rate slows • food is provided from the breakdown of muscle tissue • This fish can survive up to a maximum of 4 years but usually only few months are necessary Eggs: laid in nest Newborn: larvae have external gills that are reabsorbed during metamorphosis Habitat: swamps, small rivers Range: West and South Africa This is an aggressive predator. The males guard the newly hatched young up to 2 months. In the wild it eats frogs and small fish Class Sarcopterygii, Fish, Water, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Animilia, Aquatic Photographer: Wernher Krutein |
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