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How to keep and care for lungfish in an aquarium tank. Lungfish are strange fish that makes great aquarium fish ... The two families of lungfishes are Lepidosirenidae (South American lungfish and African lungfish) and Ceratodidae (Australian lungfish). All species have long snakelike bodies. All species of lungfishes...
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www.lungfish.info/
www.lungfish.info/
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The African lungfish (Protopterus sp.) has a reputation for long time survival in cocoons, which protects the animal, when the habitat dries out. ...
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linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1569904807002145
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Heart: 4 chambers; Lungs: necessary to breathe air when water dries up ; Burrowing: in soft mud ; • curls up in chamber lined with mucus ; • opening allows breathing through mouth ; • metabolic rate slows ; ... Eggs: laid in nest; Newborn: larvae have external gills • reabsorbed during ... habitat/range...
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www.oregonzoo.org/Cards/Rainforest/lungfish.african.htm
www.oregonzoo.org/Cards/Rainforest/lungfish.african.htm
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telemetry to investigate its movements and use of habitat as part of a broader ..... and territoriality of the African lungfish, Protopterus aethi- ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/X423462V06030273.pdf
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Habitat and Ecology [top] ... P. a. annectens is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo;
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www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/169408
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Native Range Map African Lungfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sarcopterygii Order: Lepidosireniformes Family: Protopteridae Genus: Protopterus Species: undefined Photo courtesy of Kate Woodle Habitat In the Wild: The African lungfish is found in freshwater swamps and small rivers in...
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rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/Afric...
rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/AfricanLungfish.pdf
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The Lungfish is a true carnivore. Their bodies are powerful, elongated and eel-like. The base color of the fish is brown, and it has many darker speckles sprayed all over. Dorsal and Anal fins are long-based, while the pectoral fins are very slim.
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www.aquariacentral.com/fishinfo/fresh/lungfish.htm
www.aquariacentral.com/fishinfo/fresh/lungfish.htm
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If you are patient enough to watch the lungfish for several minutes, you will see them rise to the surface to gulp some air. African lungfish can survive the drying of their habitat by burying themselves in mud in a cocoon.
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www.whozoo.org/fish/primbony/lungfish.htm
www.whozoo.org/fish/primbony/lungfish.htm
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The main reason the lungfish is such an interesting fish is all six species breathe air. ... Unlike the South American and African lungfish, the Australian lungfish do not build nest during the spawning period. Once mating has occurred the females will lay her eggs among the vegetation at the bottom of her habitat to hatch.
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www.essortment.com/all/lungfish_rank.htm
www.essortment.com/all/lungfish_rank.htm
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