Protopterus amphibius Peters 1844 (Gilled lungfish)
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Osteichthyes - Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae
Belongs to Protopterus according to K. E. Criswell 2015
Sister taxa: Protopterus aethiopicus, Protopterus annectens, Protopterus crassidens, Protopterus dolloi, Protopterus libycus, Protopterus protopteroides, Protopterus regulatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protopterus amphibius in the database
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