Australian lungfish
Neoceratodus forsteri
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- Scientific name
- Neoceratodus forsteri
- Family
- Neoceratodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Neoceratodontidae
- Order
- Ceratodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Ceratodus forsteri, Ceratodus miolepis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 170 cm
- Lifespan
- 100 years
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 1,944 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix II
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