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Class of lobe-finned fishes
Lungfish, also known as dipnoans, are freshwater vertebrates belonging to the class Dipnoi. Lungfish are best known for their innovative respiratory system
Lungfish
Species of fish
West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), also known as the Tana lungfish or simply African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. It is found
West_African_lungfish
Species of fish
The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), also known as the Queensland lungfish, Burnett salmon and barramunda, is the only surviving member of
Australian_lungfish
American rock band
Lungfish is an American indie rock band formed in 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland. All of their music has been released by the Washington, D.C. punk label
Lungfish_(band)
Genus of Lungfish
Protopterus is the genus of four species of lungfish found in Africa. Protopterus is considered the sole genus in the family Protopteridae, which is grouped
Protopterus
Oldest living aquarium fish
Methuselah (captured 1938; born as early as 1922) is an Australian lungfish residing at the Steinhart Aquarium. She is known for being the oldest living
Methuselah_(lungfish)
Clade of lobe-finned fish
evolved from sarcopterygian ancestors and are most closely related to lungfishes. The lobed fins evolved into limbs, and foregut diverticulum eventually
Sarcopterygii
Species of fish
The gilled lungfish (Protopterus amphibius, also known as the East African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. It is native to Kenya, Somalia and
Gilled_lungfish
Species of fish
The marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) is a lungfish of the family Protopteridae. Also known as the leopard lungfish, it is found in Eastern and
Marbled_lungfish
Clade of vertebrates
Dipnotetrapodomorpha, is a clade of lobe-finned fishes which includes the tetrapods and lungfishes. Rhipidistia formerly referred to a subgroup of Sarcopterygii consisting
Rhipidistia
Species of fish
South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), also known as the American mud-fish and scaly salamanderfish, is the single species of lungfish found in swamps
South_American_lungfish
Species of fish
The spotted lungfish or slender lungfish (Protopterus dolloi) is a species of lungfish from Middle Africa, where found in the Congo, Kouilou-Niari and
Spotted_lungfish
Origin and diversification of fish through geologic time
the lungfish and the tetrapodomorphs. The lungfish's greatest diversity was in the Triassic period; today there are three genera left. The lungfish evolved
Evolution_of_fish
Extinct species of bony fish
boundary in East Yunnan (South China) and the minimum constraint for the lungfish-tetrapod split". Science China Earth Sciences. 64 (10): 1784–1797. Bibcode:2021ScChD
Guiyu_oneiros
Sensory organs in some fish that detect electrical fields
and chimaeras) and of basal bony fishes such as reedfish, sturgeon, and lungfish. They are associated with and evolved from the mechanosensory lateral line
Ampullae_of_Lorenzini
Species of bird
Preferred prey species have reportedly included marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus), African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), and Senegal bichir (Polypterus
Shoebill
Stratigraphic layer in QLD, Australia
The Blackstone Formation is a geologic formation of the Ipswich Coal Measures Group in southeastern Queensland, Australia, dating to the Carnian to Norian
Blackstone Formation, Australia
Blackstone_Formation,_Australia
Class of lobe-finned fishes
class Actinistia. As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (the terrestrial vertebrates including living amphibians
Coelacanth
Phylum of animals having a dorsal nerve cord
Chondrostei Neopterygii Holostei Teleostei Sarcopterygii Actinistia (coelacanths) Rhipidistia Dipnoi (lungfish) Tetrapoda Amphibia Amniota Sauropsida Synapsida
Chordate
Gills set away from the body
salamanders, lungfish, and bichirs (which have only one large pair), and are retained by neotenic adult salamanders and some species of adult lungfish. They
External_gills
Short story collection by John Brunner
the following stories: "Host Age" first appeared in New Worlds in 1955. "Lungfish" first appeared in Britain in Science Fantasy in 1957. "No Other Gods But
Entry_to_Elsewhen
Diverse clade of vertebrate animals
gills. For the majority this is their sole or main means of respiration. Lungfish and other osteichthyan species are capable of respiration through lungs
Osteichthyes
Dam in South East Queensland
the lungfish in the dam. Self-sustaining populations of lungfish have lived in dams in South East Queensland for over 100 years since 1896. Lungfish were
Wivenhoe_Dam
Species of fish
salamanderfish and Shannon mudminnow. Although it is not a lungfish, it resembles lungfish in several respects, including its ability to survive dry seasons
Lepidogalaxias
Organism resembling a form long shown in the fossil records
portion of geologic time. The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus fosteri), also known as the Queensland lungfish, is an example of an organism that meets
Living_fossil
Class of ray-finned bony fishes
boundary in East Yunnan (South China) and the minimum constraint for the lungfish-tetrapod split". Science China Earth Sciences. 64 (10): 1784–1797. Bibcode:2021ScChD
Actinopterygii
Gill-bearing non-tetrapod aquatic vertebrates
with deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the rest of the body. Lungfish, bichirs, ropefish, bowfins, snakefish, and the African knifefish have
Fish
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
folding fan; in lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) such as coelacanths and lungfish, fins are short rays based around a muscular central bud internally supported
Fish_fin
Proposed constructs pertaining to the vagus nerve
Evolutionary biologists consider the presence of myelinated vagus nerve fibers in lungfish leading from the nucleus ambiguus to the heart a contradiction of the theory's
Polyvagal_theory
Flexible rod-shaped structure in all chordates
Lancelet (Amphioxus) Tunicate (larval stage only) Hagfish Lamprey Coelacanth Lungfish Tadpoles Ostracoderms (extinct) The notochord of the lancelet (amphioxus)
Notochord
American filmmaker (1934–2016)
Overboard.[citation needed] His theater credits included Wrong Turn at Lungfish, which he wrote in collaboration with Lowell Ganz, The Roast with Jerry
Garry_Marshall
Extinct genus of bird
fossil jacana, as well as lungfish and catfish recovered from it. The same size as the living shoebill, it likely ate lungfish, catfish and small animals;
Goliathia
American actress (born 1961/1962)
including the Garry Marshall–Lowell Ganz production of Wrong Turn at Lungfish in Los Angeles, the Princeton/McCarter Theatre production of Three Sisters
Laura_San_Giacomo
Luganda clan
The primary totem (Omuziro) is Lungfish (Mmamba). It is taboo for a member of the Mmamba clan to eat or harm a Lungfish. This taboo does not apply to people
Mmamba_Gabunga_Clan
State of minimized physical activity of an organism
tiger salamander and the California red-legged frog. Modern lungfish like the African lungfish aestivate just as their ancestors did. While endotherms and
Dormancy
Extinct genus of fishes
lit. 'horn' and ὀδούς, odoús, 'tooth') is an extinct genus of freshwater lungfish that was found worldwide during the Mesozoic Era. It has been described
Ceratodus
Dipnoans (lungfish) of the Chinle Formation Genus Species State Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Arganodus A. dorotheae Indeterminate Arizona Petrified
Paleobiota of the Chinle Formation
Paleobiota_of_the_Chinle_Formation
American stop-motion television series
episode. "Journey to the Center of the Lungfish" — Bumpy, Squish and Molly are swallowed by the Boy's pet lungfish. Inside they find a strange old benign
Bump_in_the_Night_(TV_series)
Clade of the first four-limbed vertebrates and their descendants
which refers to all animals closer to living tetrapods than to Dipnoi (lungfishes), the next closest group of living animals. Many early tetrapodomorphs
Tetrapod
State of animal dormancy in the summer
media which change depending on location and available substrates. African lungfish aestivate, as can salamanderfish. Although relatively uncommon, a small
Aestivation
Topics referred to by the same term
Ceratodontiformes, lungfish suborder Protopterus, the genus of African lungfish containing four species Lepidosiren paradoxa, the South American lungfish Channidae
Mudfish
Subphylum of chordates
Osteichthyes Actinopterygii (ray‑fins) Sarcopterygii Coelacanths Rhipidistia Lungfishes Tetrapoda Amphibians Amniota Mammals Sauropsida Lepidosaurs Turtles Crocodilians
Vertebrate
Subclass of fishes
Lobe-finned †Onychodontiformes Coelacanth Rhipidistia †Porolepiformes Lungfish Tetrapodomorpha Ray-finned †"Palaeonisciformes" Cladistia Polypteriformes
Elasmobranchii
Topics referred to by the same term
Horses), a character in the British sitcom series Granddad, an Australian lungfish at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago "Granddad" (Bluey), an episode of the
Granddad_(disambiguation)
Openings from the nasal cavity to the throat
migrated into the mouth. In lungfish, the inner nostrils are regarded as an example of parallel evolution. The fossil lungfish Diabolepis shows an intermediate
Choana
Diabolepis and Paleolophus, providing evidence of stepwise evolution of lungfish cranial organization that was likely driven by biomechanical demands associated
2026_in_paleoichthyology
Australian physician, naturalist and entomologist (1860–1933)
mosquito-borne diseases such as filariasis, the lifecyle of the Australian lungfish, and new crop varieties. Thomas Lane Bancroft was born on 2 January 1860
Thomas_Lane_Bancroft
Suborder of fishes
Ceratodontiformes is the only extant order of lungfish, containing the families Neoceratodontidae, Lepidosirenidae, and Protopteridae as well as many other
Ceratodontiformes
Australian ichthyologist and paleoichthyologist
paleoichthyologist who specializes in lungfishes (order Dipnoi). Her primary area of study is the Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri). She has served
Anne_Kemp
Sensory system in fish
Cartilaginous fishes 430 mya Bony fishes Lobe-finned fishes Coelacanths Lungfish Amphibians (as larvae; some as adults) Other tetrapods (no lateral line)
Lateral_line
Extinct genus of fishes
Diabolepis is an extinct genus of very primitive marine lungfish which lived during the Early Devonian period. It contains a single species, D. speratus
Diabolepis
Extinct order of bony fishes
million years ago). They are thought to represent the sister group to lungfish (class Dipnoi). The group contains two families: Holoptychiidae and Porolepididae
Porolepiformes
Family of fishes
Lobe-finned †Onychodontiformes Coelacanth Rhipidistia †Porolepiformes Lungfish Tetrapodomorpha Ray-finned †"Palaeonisciformes" Cladistia Polypteriformes
Snailfish
American rock band
Shudder to Think, Nomeansno, Christ on a Crutch, the Hated, Treepeople, Lungfish and Fugazi. Where Hoerner's vocal style had been in the rougher, hardcore
Sunny_Day_Real_Estate
Gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy
swim bladder is evolutionarily homologous to the lungs of tetrapods and lungfish, and some ray-finned fish such as bowfins have also evolved similar respiratory
Swim_bladder
Buganda clans
a member of the Mmamba (Lungfish) clan is forbidden from consuming a Lungfish. However, members of other clans do eat Lungfish. Members of the same clan
Clans_of_Baganda
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Lobe-finned †Onychodontiformes Coelacanth Rhipidistia †Porolepiformes Lungfish Tetrapodomorpha Ray-finned †"Palaeonisciformes" Cladistia Polypteriformes
Haikouichthys
Study of the form or morphology of fishes
additional dermal bone, forming a more or less coherent skull roof in lungfish and holost fish. The lower jaw defines a chin. In lampreys, the mouth is
Fish_anatomy
Organ that smells and facilitates breathing
particular smell that the animal just picked up comes from. In amphibians and lungfish, the nostrils open into small sacs that, in turn, open into the forward
Nose
Tiger Fish (Hydrocynus), the Silver Cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea), Lungfish (Protopterus), and the Haplochromines (Haplochromis). Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis
Types_of_fish_in_Uganda
Dam in Wide Bay-Burnett region, Queensland, Australia
upstream and downstream of the dam wall, including the endangered Queensland lungfish. When the Paradise Dam is full, water is released over a stepped spillway
Paradise_Dam_(Queensland)
Lymph pumping organ in some vertebrates
A lymph heart is an organ which pumps lymph in lungfishes, amphibians, reptiles, and flightless birds back into the circulatory system. In some amphibian
Lymph_heart
List of animal fossils found in Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Queensland
Limnodynastes, a frog Litoria, a tree-dwelling frog Mioceratodus, a lungfish Neoceratodus, a lungfish "Faunal zones". Faunal encyclopedia. wakaleo.net. Retrieved
Riversleigh_fauna
River in Queensland, Australia
supply for Brisbane. The waterway is a habitat for the rare Queensland lungfish, Brisbane River cod (extinct), and bull sharks. Early travellers along
Brisbane_River
Extinct genus of bony fishes
Holoptychiidae Duffichthys Glyptolepis Holoptychius Laccognathus Quebecius Dipnoi (lungfish) see Dipnoi Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha includes tetrapods Category
Lophosteus
Wetland in Uganda
ha and is a home to over 300 bird species. Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda). Mabamba is one of
Mabamba_Bay
1959 film
capabilities of Tigershark. These include a special hull and a minisub (Lungfish) that can be stored inside the submarine. The secretary finishes by telling
The_Atomic_Submarine
Scottish zoologist
on the banks of the Burnett River in northern Queensland, hunting for lungfish, echidna, and platypus eggs. After extensive searching assisted by a team
William_Hay_Caldwell
Species of lobe-finned bony fish
species of coelacanth, a rare order of vertebrates more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods than to the common ray-finned fishes. The other extant species
West_Indian_Ocean_coelacanth
Lobe-finned †Onychodontiformes Coelacanth Rhipidistia †Porolepiformes Lungfish Tetrapodomorpha Ray-finned †"Palaeonisciformes" Cladistia Polypteriformes
Lists_of_prehistoric_fish
Extinct genus of bony fishes
Their closest living relatives are the members of the subclass Dipnoi (lungfish). The following are the species classified under Laccognathus. A fourth
Laccognathus
Primary organ of the respiratory system
respiration chambers. In the Australian lungfish, there is only a single lung, albeit divided into two lobes. Other lungfish, however, have traditionally been
Lung
Extinct genus of fishes
prehistoric lobe-finned fish (lungfish) which lived from the Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. It is the only known lungfish genus to have crossed
Gnathorhiza
arowana or bonytongues, and the Queensland lungfish. The Queensland lungfish is the most primitive of the lungfish, having evolved before Australia separated
Fish_in_Australia
Swedish paleontologist
than to amniotes. Jarvik also studied the anatomy and relationships of lungfish which he held to be relatively primitive gnathostomes, possibly related
Erik_Jarvik
Extinct genus of basal bony fish
Holoptychiidae Duffichthys Glyptolepis Holoptychius Laccognathus Quebecius Dipnoi (lungfish) see Dipnoi Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha includes tetrapods Category
Eosteus
List of common names used to refer to fish
R S T U V W X Y Z African glass catfish (Pareutropius debauwi) African lungfish (genus Protopterus) Aholehole (genus Kuhlia and family Kuhliidae) Airbreathing
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Extinct agnathan chordates resembling eels
Lobe-finned †Onychodontiformes Coelacanth Rhipidistia †Porolepiformes Lungfish Tetrapodomorpha Ray-finned †"Palaeonisciformes" Cladistia Polypteriformes
Conodont
Extinct genus of bony fishes
Holoptychiidae Duffichthys Glyptolepis Holoptychius Laccognathus Quebecius Dipnoi (lungfish) see Dipnoi Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha includes tetrapods Category
Andreolepis
Extinct genus of bony fishes
(lobe-finned fishes) because the skull and jaws resemble those of primitive lungfishes. In 1999 Zhu et al. were unable to locate Psarolepis in the cladogram
Psarolepis
River in Queensland, Australia
Queensland lungfish, one of the most ancient of the extant vertebrate species. The longest-lived known individual known for the Queensland lungfish, a male
Burnett_River
Edmontosaurus during a predation attempt. Pawlak et al. (2026) identify lungfish aestivation burrows in the Triassic strata of the Ørsted Dal Formation
2026 in archosaur paleontology
2026_in_archosaur_paleontology
Geological formation in Tanzania
Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images Lupaceradotus L. useviaensis RRBP 2004-06-30 Lungfish Ceratodontidae Indeterminate Mtuka Member Lungfish
Galula_Formation
American actor (born 1959)
and Grapevine. Knight co-starred in the off-Broadway play Wrong Turn at Lungfish, and he appeared in the ABC movie for television She Stood Alone: The Tailhook
Michael_E._Knight
Organ found in humans and other animals
rule is crocodiles, which have a four-chambered heart. In the heart of lungfish, the septum extends partway into the ventricle. This allows for some degree
Heart
Pouch in the large intestine
high densities. A cecum is present in most amniote species, and also in lungfish, but not in any living species of amphibian. In reptiles, it is usually
Cecum
Australian zoologist, palaeontologist, and museum curator
noted as an ichthyologist for his scientific description of the Queensland lungfish (now recognized as a classic example of Darwin's "living fossils"); and
Gerard_Krefft
Thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure
researchers at Monash University in Australia used primitive but still living lungfish "to trace the evolution of pelvic fin muscles to find out how the load-bearing
Fin
Fish that can leave water for periods of time
movement. Many ancient fish had lung-like organs, and a few, such as the lungfish and bichir, still do. Some of these ancient "lunged" fish were the ancestors
Amphibious_fish
American theatre award for Broadway actors
Jacob Zulu William H. Macy Oleanna John George C. Scott Wrong Turn at Lungfish Peter Ravenswaal 1994 Sam Waterston Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abraham Lincoln
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
Outer_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Play
Superclass of jawless fishes
hagfishes. Because ciliated intestines are also found in Chondrostei, lungfishes and the early stages of some teleosts, it is considered a primitive condition
Cyclostomi
Extinct genus of fishes
Ptychoceratodus is an extinct genus of lungfish living from Early Triassic to Middle Jurassic. It was established by Otto Jaekel for one species (P. runcinatus)
Ptychoceratodus
Rhipidistia, which includes lungfish and the Tetrapodomorpha. The prefrontal is found in most modern and extinct lungfish, amphibians and reptiles. The
Prefrontal_bone
Extinct family of fishes
extinct family of lungfish with fossils known worldwide from the earliest Triassic to the Eocene. Although the extant Queensland lungfish was formerly also
Ceratodontidae
S2CID 85651637. Timothy R. Smithson; Kelly R. Richards; Jennifer A. Clack (2015). "Lungfish diversity in Romer's Gap: reaction to the end-Devonian extinction". Palaeontology
2015_in_paleoichthyology
Extinct genus of amphibians
Wales, Australia. The Ashfield Shale has also yielded a shark species, a lungfish species, six species of paleoniscid fish, a species of holostean fish,
Notobrachyops
Fish species with the ability to travel over land for extended period of time
three fins on the bottom of the ocean and hunts for food. The African lungfish (P. annectens) can use its fins to "walk" along the bottom of its tank
Walking_fish
Teeth growing on the roof of the mouth
which in Edaphosaurus served to grind high-fibre plant material. In living lungfish, marginal teeth are entirely lost in adults, and the palatal teeth modified
Palatal_dentition
Extinct genus of snakes
river systems of Paleocene Colombia, as well as the fish (being fossil lungfish and osteoglossomorphs) recovered from the formation. Due to the warm and
Titanoboa
Extinct genus of bony fishes
lobe-finned fish from the site include the coelacanth Serenichthys, the lungfish Isityumzi, the giant eotetrapodiform fish Hyneria, and a rhizodont that
Amazinyomakhulu
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Indian
Eloquence
Girl/Female
Arabic, Traditional
Light / Sour
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Swiss
Jade; Precious Green Stone
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Planing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name, Latin Superius.Jewish (from Latvia) : probably a much altered variant of Shapiro.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pungent, Acrid
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Daughter of the Moon
Boy/Male
Biblical
The tent of the father.
Female
Egyptian
, a wife of Amenhotep IV.
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n.
Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.