West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)

General data

Main name: West African lungfish
Local names: Tana lungfish, Southern lungfish, Lungfish, African lungfish
Climates: Tropical, Arid (desert)
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: Africa
Distribution: Congo River, Zambezi, Lake Chad

Classification

Genus: Protopterus - Protopterus
Family: Protopteridae - African lungfishes
Order: Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes
Class: Dipnoi - Lungfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
  - Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes->
    
    Neoceratodontidae - Australian lungfishes->
    
    Lepidosirenidae - South American lungfishes->
    
    Protopteridae - African lungfishes->
    
    Protopterus - Protopterus->
    
    Marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus)
    
    Gilled lungfish (Protopterus amphibius)
    
    West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)
    
    Spotted lungfish (Protopterus dolloi)
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->