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Protopterus amphibius (Peters, 1844)

Description

Diagnosis: distance snout to origin of dorsal fin 1.4-1.7 times head length, or 45-56% distance snout to vent (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Common Names

  • Ooskus-longvis
  • Bahn\u00edk mal\u00fd
  • \u00d8stafrikansk lungefisk
  • East african lungfish
  • East-Coast lungfish
  • Gilled lungfish
  • Kenyan lungfish
  • V\u00e4ike \u00fcrguim
  • Sambesinkeuhkokala
  • Ngumbi
  • \u4e24\u6816\u975e\u6d32\u80ba\u9c7c
  • \u5169\u68f2\u975e\u6d32\u80ba\u9b5a
  • Nyangoro
  • Prapletwiec maly
  • \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0442\u0435\u0440 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0439
  • D\u00f3e
  • Kamongo
  • Mamba
  • Talakute

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Dipneusti

    Order: Ceratodontiformes

    Family: Protopteridae

    Genus: Protopterus

    Species: Protopterus amphibius (Peters, 1844)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in swamps and flood plains (Ref. 43033). Lungfishes survive for months under the dried mud of floodplains (Ref. 4967).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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