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Lungfish

Protopterus annectens

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

large eel-like fish

Habitat:

fresh water, including that which is poorly oxygenated; can go into a state of torpor when their pool dries up, living still in the mud and breathing air with their amphibian-like lungs.

Notes:

This was in the Oregon Zoo

Reference Links:

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PublishedJuly 22, 2011

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