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Lungfish

Protopterus annectens

Description:

large eel-like fish

Habitat:

fresh water, including that which is poorly oxygenated; can go into a state of torpor when their pool dries up, living still in the mud and breathing air with their amphibian-like lungs.

Notes:

This was in the Oregon Zoo

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shebebusynow
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shebebusynow

Portland, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2011
Submitted on Jul 22, 2011

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