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)
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)