Gilled lungfish

Gilled lungfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Dipnoi
Order: Ceratodontiformes
Family: Protopteridae
Genus: Protopterus
Species:
P. amphibius
Binomial name
Protopterus amphibius
(Peters 1844)[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Rhinocryptis amphibia Peters 1844

The gilled lungfish (Protopterus amphibius), also known as the East African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish.[1][5] It is found in the swamps and flood plains of East Africa, and has been positively identified in Kenya, Somalia and Mozambique.[1][5] Records from Tanzania require confirmation[5] and may be the result of introductions.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Bills, R.; Engelbrecht, J.; Getahun, A.; Vreven, E. (2010). "Protopterus amphibius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182130A7811584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182130A7811584.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ ITIS.gov (Retrieved Feb. 19, 2010.)
  3. ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Ceratodiformes – recent lungfishes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Protopteridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Protopterus amphibius". FishBase.