Protopterus annectens Stromer 1910 (african lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae

Belongs to Protopterus according to K. E. Criswell 2015

See also Schultze 2004

Sister taxa: Protopterus aethiopicus, Protopterus amphibius, Protopterus crassidens, Protopterus dolloi, Protopterus libycus, Protopterus protopteroides, Protopterus regulatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protopterus annectens in the database

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