What type of animal is a lungfish?
Lungfish are freshwater fish that still retain their primitive adaptations. They are similar to amphibians in nature as they can survive both on land and in water. Dipnoi is their order name and they have a multipurpose lung (or pair of lungs) which makes them unique among fish. Lungfishes are also covered in scales.
Fun Lungfish Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
Fun Lungfish Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
Fun Lungfish Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
Fun Lungfish Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
What do they prey on? Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat? Omnivore
Average litter size? 200-600
How much do they weigh? 22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they? 48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they? N/A
What do they look like? Blue and grey
Skin Type Scales
What were their main threats? Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status? Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
What do they prey on?
Worms, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, and other lungfishes
What do they eat?
Omnivore
Average litter size?
200-600
How much do they weigh?
22-40 lb (10-18 kg)
How long are they?
48-84 in (121.92-213.36 cm)
How tall are they?
N/A
What do they look like?
Blue and grey
Skin Type
Scales
What were their main threats?
Humans And Habitational Changes
What is their conservation status?
Australian lungfish: Endangered African lungfish: Least Concern
Where you’ll find them? Underwater And On Land
Locations Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
Where you’ll find them?
Underwater And On Land
Locations
Africa, And Australia, South America
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Protopterus
Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Protopterus
Class Sarcopterygii
Family Lepidosirenidae
