West African Lungfish, (Protopterus annectens), Photo

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Code Number:: AAFV01P02_01
Title:: 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:: Class Sarcopterygii, Fish, Water, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Animilia, Aquatic, freshwater, eel-like
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: AAFV01P02_01
Title:: 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:: Class Sarcopterygii, Fish, Water, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Animilia, Aquatic, freshwater, eel-like
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
: Caption Disclaimer

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