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- Code Number:
- AAFV01P01_07.2564
- Title:
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West African Lungfish, (Protopterus annectens), Dipnoi, Lepidosireniformes, Protopteridae, tetrapod
- 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. Lungfish species were once remarkably abundant, and now there are only six extant species.
Size: 6.5" when fully grown Heart: 4 chambers Lungs: breathes air when water dries up Burrowing: in soft mud Habitat: swamps, small rivers Range: West and South Africa
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sarcopterygii Subclass: Dipnoi Order: Lepidosireniformes Family: Protopteridae Genus: Protopterus Species: Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839)
- Keywords:
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Class Sarcopterygii, Fish, Water, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Animilia, Aquatic, freshwater, eel-like
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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