The Australian Lungfish grows to 1.5 m and over 40 kg. They have a thickset, elongate, tubular body with large overlapping scales. The eyes are small and the dorsal, caudal and anal fins are continuous. The pectoral and pelvic fins are like flippers that they use to manoeuvre over the bottom whilst foraging. ... source: Australian Biological Resources Study - Species Bank
Lungfish are primitive fish that can breathe air using their single lung. The Australian Lungfish is a long, heavy-bodied freshwater fish that looks a bit like a fat eel. It has five pairs of gills and flipper shaped fins. Adult Lungfish are olive-green or grey-brown above, and yellow-orange below, with some whitish colour on the belly. ... source: OZ Animals
| Australian iconic species | |
| Freshwater species |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Neoceratodus forsteri |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Ceratodus forsteri Krefft, 1870 | |
| Published in: Krefft, G. 1870. Letter to the editor. Sydney Morning Herald Vol. 5 (5) pp. p. 65, column 5 | |
| Ceratodus miolepis Günther, 1871 | |
| Published in: Günther, A. 1871. Ceratodus, and its place in the system. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 4 Vol. 7 (39) pp. 222-227 | |
| Neoceratodus blanchardi Castelnau, 1876 | |
| Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1876. Mémoire sur les poissons appelés barramundi par les Aborigènes du nord-est de l'Australie. J. Zool. (Gervais) Vol. 5 pp. 129-136 | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Australian Lungfish | |
| Queensland Lungfish | |
| Burnett River Salmon | |
| Ceratodus | |
| Fresh Water Salmon | |
| Lungfish |
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