FB-8735 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 Animalia Chordata Dipneusti Ceratodontiformes Protopteridae Protopterus Protopterus amphibius (Peters, 1844) Prapletwiec maly Ooskus-longvis Bahník malý Østafrikansk lungefisk East-Coast lungfish East african lungfish Gilled lungfish Kenyan lungfish Väike ürguim Sambesinkeuhkokala протоптер малый Kamongo Mamba Talakute Dóe Ngumbi Nyangoro 两栖非洲肺鱼 兩棲非洲肺魚 Protopterus amphibia (Peters, 1844) Protopterus anguilliformis (non Owen, 1841) Protopterus annectens (non Owen, 1839) Protopterus rhinocryptis (non Gray, 1850) Rhinocryptis amphibia Peters, 1844 1994-01-28 2024-01-29 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Gosse, J.-P.0 Protopteridae. p. 8-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. 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(Ref. 115257) FB-pic-8735-13383 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-02-14 1997-02-18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Pramp_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Pramp_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in swamps and flood plains (Ref. 43033). Lungfishes survive for months under the dried mud of floodplains (Ref. 4967). Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Protopteridae. p. 8-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. (Ref. 3498) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2002-03-04 00:00:00 2011-03-23 22:15:14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: distance snout to origin of dorsal fin 1.4-1.7 times head length, or 45-56% distance snout to vent (Ref. 7248, 52193).Description: head large (more than 30% distance snout to vent); pectoral fins filamentous with broad membranes (Ref. 7248, 52193). 35-37, sometimes more than 40, scales in a longitudinal series between the operculum and ventral fins (Ref. 41465). 27-30 pairs of ribs; 3 external gills on each side of the body (Ref. 41467).Coloration: uniform blue- or slate grey, with small or inconspicuous black spots; belly pale grey; head dark below with white spots or vermiculations (Ref. 7248, 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2015-03-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 Africa: East African coastal regions from Somalia and Kenya, and delta of Zambezi River (Ref. 3498). Reported from Lake Rukwa basin and flood plains of Ruaha and lower Rufiji (Ref. 4967, 41366, 89002), but this species was never positively identified from Tanzania (Ref. 27292). The presence of this species in southern Africa also requires confirmation (Ref. 7248, 52193). Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Protopteridae. p. 8-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. (Ref. 3498) FB-Uses-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 fisheries: minor commercial Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-TrophicStrategy-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2003-11-28 00:00:00 2003-11-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public amphibius http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Typical for swamps and floodplains (Ref. 43033). Poll, M. 1954 Zoogéographie des protoptères et des polyptères. Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 79(4):282-289. (Ref. 43033) FB-Size-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 44.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3498)) Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Protopteridae. p. 8-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. (Ref. 3498) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8735 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8735 demersal; freshwater