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Lepidosirenidae
South American lungfish
Lepidosiren paradoxa
Burrowing mud when South American waters dry
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
LargeSouth American lungfish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 125 cm.
- Class
- Lungfishes
- Order
- Lungfishes
- Family
- Lepidosirenidae
- Genus
- Lepidosiren
- Maximum length
- 125 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon, Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
