Protopterus
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Protopterus is the genus of four species of lungfish found in Africa. Protopterus is considered the sole genus in the family Protopteridae, which is grouped with Lepidosiren in the order Lepidosireniformes.[5][6][7][8]
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African lungfish | |
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Protopterus annectens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Class: | Dipnoi |
Order: | Ceratodontiformes |
Family: | Protopteridae Peters, 1855 |
Genus: | Protopterus Owen, 1839 |
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Synonyms[2][3][4] | |
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