Gilled lungfish

The East African Lungfish, is a species of lungfish found in East Africa.

The Gilled lungfish lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Gilled lungfish; South american lungfish; African chimaera; African moonfish; African butterflyfish; African finfoot; African elephant; African catfish; African darter; African threadfish; African pompano; African civet; African knifefish; African buffalo; African cormorant; African wildcat; African quailfinch; African leaffish; African carp; More

Common names

Bahník malý in Czech (česky)
Dóe in Sena
east african lungfish in English
East-Coast lungfish in English
Gilled lungfish in English
Kamongo in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Kenyan lungfish in English
mamba in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Ngumbi in Other
Nyangoro in Other
Ooskus-longvis in Afrikaans
Østafrikansk lungefisk in Danish (dansk)
Prapletwiec maly in Polish (polski)
Sambesinkeuhkokala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Talakute in Swahili (Kiswahili)
протоптер малый in Russian (русский язык)
两栖非洲肺鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
兩棲非洲肺魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Lepidosireniformes
Family : Protopteridae
Genus : Protopterus
Species : Protopterus amphibius
Authority : Peters, 1844