Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Protopteridae African lungfishes

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Protopterus aethiopicus
[Marbled lungfish]

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Protopterus amphibius
[Gilled lungfish]

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Protopterus annectens
[West African lungfish]

Photo by Photo by Bekins, R.

Protopterus dolloi
[Slender lungfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Protopterus aethiopicus	Marbled lungfish	Africa	200 TL	1851
Protopterus amphibius	Gilled lungfish	Africa	44.3 TL	1844
Protopterus annectens	West African lungfish	Africa	100 TL	1839
Protopterus dolloi	Slender lungfish	Africa	130 TL	1900

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Protopteridae African lungfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Protopteridae African lungfishes

(See list of species below)