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The South American lungfish , Lepidosiren paradoxa , is the single species of lungfish found in swamps and slow-moving waters of the Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins in South Americ...
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South American Lungfish, Amazonian Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa,

Information on all types of freshwater fish, aquarium setup, diseases and more! ... Distribution: The South American Lungfish, also known as the Amazonian Lungfish, was described by Fitzinger in 1837. The are found in swampy areas throughout the Amazon, Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins.

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South American Lungfish

Order: Lepidosireniformes: African, South American Lungfish ... The South American lungfish has a pair of lunglike organs connected with its esophagus. This fish usually lives in oxygen-poor, swampy areas, but because of its lungs it is able to supplement the oxygen obtained from the water by breathing air at the surface.

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Lungfish - African And South American Lungfish

African and South American lungfish can easily be distinguished by their appearance, but they also share many similar characters. In fact, some zoogeographers have used the close link between these two lungfishes to provide supporting evidence of an early land connection between South America and Africa.

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South American Lungfish - Aquarium Forum

South American Lungfish Other species ... I looked up at the little sticker, and it said "South American Lungfish $299" Whoa!! Looking at the guy, I'd say it was easily 15 to 20 inches long. It wasn't moving at all, though, and looked to be a very very pale gray color.

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Lungfish / Lung Fish

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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Lepidosiren paradoxa, South American lungfish : fisheries

Main reference ; ... South America: Amazon, Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins. Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions ... Image of Lepidosiren paradoxa (South American lungfish)

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Respiratory Function in the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren

1. Respiratory properties of blood and pattern of branchial and pulmonary gas exchange have been studied in twelve specimens of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa (Fitz).

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Relationship between cerebro-spinal fluid pH and pulmonary

The lungfish (Dipnoi) might constitute the sister group of all land vertebrates (Tetrapoda) and possess a combination of real lungs and reduced gills. In this context, we evaluated the possible presence of central respiratory chemoreceptors in the South American Lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa.

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