Ceratodontidae - Lungfishes

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    Mark McGrouther
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    06/05/22
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Australian Lungfish - 200 Treasures Click to enlarge image
Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), 73 cm. Burnett River, Queensland. Collected and registered 1883. The only lungfish species with a single lung, capable of growing to 1.5 metres in length. AM Ichthyology Collection, A14065. On display in 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum in the Westpac Long Gallery. Image: Stuart Humphreys
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Ceratodontidae - Lungfishes
Neoceratodus forsteri Australian Lungfish
Protopterus annectens African Lungfish