Marbled lungfish - Wikipedia
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.
Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus (marbled lungfish)
The marbled lungfish is native to central and east Africa, where it occurs in the Congo and Nile river systems and the Great Lakes of Victoria, Tanganyika, Albert, Edward, George and Kyoga (Greenwood, 1987; Mlewa and Green 2006).
Protopterus aethiopicus, Marbled lungfish : fisheries - FishBase
Dipneusti (lungfishes) > Ceratodontiformes (Australian lungfishes) > Protopteridae (African lungfishes) Etymology: Protopterus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); aethiopicus: Named after Is. Mesmaekers, commander in …
Protopterus aethiopicus - Marbled Lungfish - AquaInfo
The Marbled Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) is a fascinating fish that can survive both in water and on land. A challenge for advanced aquarium keepers!
Marbled African Lungfish - SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE …
2017年7月29日 · The Marbled African Lungfish is a dark-coloured or grey, long, eel-like fish with spaghetti-like pectoral and pelvic fins. It has a mottled or spotted pattern, and small blue eyes. It has soft scales and a paddle-like tail. They can swim like eels or crawl along the bottom of the river in shallow freshwater with their little leg-like structures.
石花肺鱼 - 百度百科
石花肺鱼，俗名大理石肺鱼、 维多利亚肺鱼。 [1]属于一种古老的鱼类，其身体结构独特，是研究鱼类进化的重要动物物种。 其体呈鳗形，被覆埋于皮下的细小圆鳞， 胸鳍 、腹鳍极端退化，只留一根分节的主轴骨，呈鞭状，有些种类甚至完全退化。 在所栖水域开始干涸时，便部分改为肺呼吸；当完全干枯时，就钻入淤泥中，进入休眠状态，完全用肺呼吸。 干旱期过后，水位恢复，肺鱼就从泥中钻出，进行繁殖。 卵产在水底挖出的穴道中，雄鱼留在其中，守候受精卵到孵化成幼 …
Marbled Lungfish - Animal World
2024年3月1日 · The Marbled Lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus is an African Lungfish found in the Nile River as well as a number of lakes in Africa. Because of its spotted or marbled pattern, it’s easy to see why the name “Leopard Lungfish” is used for this variety of lungfish.
Marbled Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) - Tropical Fish Keeping
2015年10月9日 · The Marbled Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) is found in the African countries of Tanzania, Ethiopia, the Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and referred to by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Leopard Lungfish, or African Lungfish .
African lungfishes articles - Encyclopedia of Life
The largest of these species, the marbled lungfish ( P. aethiopicus) can reach up to 200 cm long and has the largest vertebrate genome reported to date; it also has one of the largest genomes known from any living organism (along with the freshwater amoeboid Polychaos dubium and the Japanese plant Paris japonica ).
Marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) - Pictures and facts
The marbled lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus, a recent introduction into Lake Baringo, Kenya is now an important commercial species there. Because little is known about its behaviour, we used ultrasonic telemetry to investigate its movements and use of habitat as part of a …