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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)
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Class Sarcopterygii, Fish, Water, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Animilia, Aquatic, freshwater, eel-like
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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- Code Number:
- AAFV01P02_12
- Title:
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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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