AnAge entry for Protopterus annectens
Classification (HAGRID: 01536)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Dipnoi
Order: Lepidosireniformes
Family: Protopteridae
Genus: Protopterus
- Species
- Protopterus annectens
- Common name
- African lungfish
- Synonyms
- Protopterus annectans, Lepidosiren annectens, Lepidosiren tobal, Protopterus annectens brieni
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 520
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Lungfishes have been reported to live more than 20 years in captivity [0654], but this has not been confirmed.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0654] Genade et al. (2005), Annual fishes of the genus Nothobranchius as a model system for aging research (PubMed)
- [0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 649769
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 7888
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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