African lungfish
Protopterus annectens
African lungfish live in swamps, backwaters and small rivers in West and South Africa. They are widely distributed and are carnivores, eating frogs and other small fish.
Lungfish: African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens), Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Ceratodontidae, Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), Ornate Bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnus) Polypteridae, Hags ...
LEPIDOSIRENIFORMES
South American lungfishes, African lungfishes
SUBCLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
POLYPTERIFORMES
bichirs ...
In water, the African lungfishes breathe with gills. The South American loalach is totally dependent on air and will drown if held underwater.
An African Lungfish in the U.S. National Aquarium
An Alcock's Spikefish collected off Raine Island
An Alfonsino caught south-east of Sydney
An Ambon Damsel at north-west Solitary Island ...
 See also: Lungfish, Burro, Smelt, Eel, Seahorse
  
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