Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)

General data

Main name: Australian lungfish
Local names: Queensland lungfish, Burnett salmon, Barramunda
Climates: Tropical, Arid (desert)
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Murray River, Burnett

Classification

Genus: Neoceratodus - Neoceratodus
Family: Neoceratodontidae - Australian lungfishes
Order: Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes
Class: Dipneusti - Lungfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  - Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes->
    
    Neoceratodontidae - Australian lungfishes->
    
    Neoceratodus - Neoceratodus->
    
    Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
    
    Lepidosirenidae - South American lungfishes->
    
    Protopteridae - African lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->