Lungfish are omnivorous, feeding on fish, insects, crustaceans, worms, mollusks, amphibians and plant matter. They have an intestinal spiral valve rather than a true stomach. [9] African and …

Feb 13, 2025 · Distribution and Habitat. The six extant species of lungfish are distributed in Africa, South America, and Australia. The Queensland lungfish (as the name suggests) is restricted to …

Mar 13, 2025 · lungfish, (subclass Dipnoi), any member of a group of six species of living air-breathing fishes and several extinct relatives belonging to the class Sarcopterygii and …

May 27, 2024 · Lungfish Distribution, Population, and Habitat This fish has a rather large and discontinuous range all over the tropical parts of the world. Four of the six species reside in …

There are six known species of lungish alive today, that inhabit freshwater lakes, rivers and slow moving water in Africa, South America and Australia. These include the Queensland lungfish, …

Oct 19, 2023 · There are four species of African lungfish. (The one in the Destination Wild video is the West African lungfish, found in freshwater habitats throughout sub-Saharan Africa.) Other …

African lungfish live in freshwater swamps, backwaters, and small rivers in West and South Africa in countries including Senegal, Niger, Gambia, Western Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, …

Habitat. The Australian Lungfish is normally found in still or slow flowing pools in river systems of south-eastern Queensland. Distribution. It occurs naturally in the Burnett and Mary River …

The West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), also known as the Tana lungfish or simply African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. [6] [7] It is found in a wide range of freshwater …

The marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) is a lungfish of the family Protopteridae. Also known as the leopard lungfish, it is found in Eastern and Central Africa, as well as the Nile region.