Animalia > Chordata > Dipneusti > Ceratodontiformes > Protopteridae > Protopterus

Protopterus (African lungfish)

Synonyms: Protomelus; Rhinocryptis

Wikipedia Abstract

The African lungfishes are the genus Protopterus and constitute the four species of lungfish found in Africa. Protopterus is the sole genus in the family Protopteridae.
View Wikipedia Record: Protopterus

Species

Protopterus aethiopicus (marbled lungfish)
Protopterus amphibius (Kenyan lungfish)
Protopterus annectens (African lungfish) (Attributes)
Protopterus dolloi (Slender lungfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0