Australian Lungfish, also known as the Queensland lungfish, is the only surviving member of the family Neoceratodontidae and one of just six extant lungfish species in the world. Endemic to Australia, it belongs to the class Sarcopterygii, the lobe-finned fishes, an ancient lineage.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Australian lungfish (Wikidata)
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Neoceratodus forsteri
River, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Neoceratodus forsteri
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Neoceratodus forsteri
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Neoceratodus forsteri
Primary Diet omnivore omnivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
rivers and streams
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. FishBase: Neoceratodus forsteri (FishBase)
FishBaseCITES
Appendix II: International trade monitored
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
View the Source 4. Australian lungfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q782345 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q782345
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Sarcopterygii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Australian lungfish (Wikipedia)
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