South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)

General data

Main name: South American lungfish
Climates: Tropical
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: South America
Distribution: Amazon, Parana, Uruguay River

Classification

Genus: Lepidosiren - Lepidosiren
Family: Lepidosirenidae - South American 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->
    
    Lepidosirenidae - South American lungfishes->
    
    Lepidosiren - Lepidosiren->
    
    South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)
    
    Protopteridae - African lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->