Protopterus

Protopterus
SpeciesFish

A genus of four African lungfish species

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Protopterus

  • Fish

Protopterus is a genus containing four species of lungfish found in Africa. It is considered the sole genus in the family Protopteridae. Protopterus is grouped with Lepidosiren in the order Lepidosireniformes.

Species count
Four species
Distribution
Africa
Family
Protopteridae
Sources and credits

Sources and credits

Article
Protopterus (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata
Q386335
Text
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