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This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. ... English: Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
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Explore our collections, exhibitions, natural history and indigenous cultures ... 1999. Habitat utilisation and movement patterns of the Queensland lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri). [online - CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Science for Conservation of Our Natural Heritage]
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australianmuseum.net.au/Australian-Lungfish-Neoceratodu...
australianmuseum.net.au/Australian-Lungfish-Neoceratodus-forsteri-Krefft-1870
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An adult Queensland Lungfish can be recognised by a heavy elongated body, wide flat head, large bony overlapping scales, small eyes and pelvic and pectoral fins resembling flippers. Colour varies from olive-brown to dark brown with irregular dark blotches on the sides and back.
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www.qm.qld.gov.au/inquiry/factsheets/leaflet0027.pdf
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Queensland: In Queensland, the Australian Lungfish is not listed as threatened ...... Spawning behaviour in the Queensland lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri. ...
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www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspeci...
www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=67620
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The natural distribution of the Australian Lungfish appears to be restricted to the Burnett, Mary, and possibly Brisbane and North Pine, River systems of south-eastern Queensland. The Australian Lungfish was translocated to a number of sites in the late 1800s.
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www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/...
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/n-forsteri.html
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A short excerpt from the excellent BBC series "Life in Cold Blood" about why the Queensland Lungfish is so significant in terms of the Earth's evol... ... Australian lungfish...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6xj7LypeGY
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The Australian Lungfish is a living fossil ... Burnett and Mary River systems, Queensland. Has been introduced into other systems in southeast Queensland such as the Brisbane, Albert, Coomera and Stanley rivers as well as Ennoggera Reservoir. ... Queensland Lungfish, Djellah, Ceratodus...
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www.nativefish.asn.au/lungfish.html
www.nativefish.asn.au/lungfish.html
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This study represents the first rigorous quantitative description of a Queensland lungfish population in the wild. The study has clarified important aspects of lungfish ecology such as spawning site requirements and long-term movement patterns.
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www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/far/12588.html
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Distribution: Although reports have been made of sighting lungfish in Blue Pool, it is probable that these were eels with the lungfish being distributed in the lower reaches of the tributaries of the Logan and Coomera Rivers. ... Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.
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lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Documents/Anim/neoceratodusfor...
lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Documents/Anim/neoceratodusforsteri.htm
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