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Family: Lepidosirenidae Aestivating lungfishes



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South America
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837

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Lepidosiren paradoxa
[South American lungfish]
1 Species of Family Lepidosirenidae
(Aestivating lungfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1837 Lepidosiren paradoxa South American lungfish South America 125 TL



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