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Protopterus annectens
Komtok Kom"tok, n. (Zo["o]l.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.
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Lepidosiren Lep`i*do*si"ren (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zo["o]l.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
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Mudfish Mud"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin. (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren. (d) The mud minnow.

Meaning of Protopterus annectens from wikipedia

- Protopterus is the genus of four species of lungfish found in Africa. Protopterus is considered the sole genus in the family Protopteridae, which is grouped...
- The West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), also known as the Tana lungfish or simply African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. It is...
- 2010.) "Protopterus annectens, West African lungfish : fisheries, aquaculture". FishBase. "West African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens annectens) - Information...
- have reportedly included marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus), African lungfish (Protopterus annectens), and Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)...
- the bottom of the ocean and hunts for food. The African lungfish (P. annectens) can use its fins to "walk" along the bottom of its tank in a manner similar...
- range Water Hardness West African lungfish Protopterus annectens 100 cm (39 in) Spotted lungfish Protopterus dolloi 130 cm (51 in) South American lungfish...
- Lates niloticus *kaRɓɔ Malapterurus electricus *Kiɓi; *tiɓi; *Kibi Protopterus annectens *Kuri; *Kuru; *KuRyi; *KuRyu Mormyridae sp. *mARlɛ Ophicephalus...
- sarda Sardinian tree frog Anura 352 XP_056384394.1 153 27.4 37 Protopterus annectens West African lungfish Lepidosireniformes 408 XP_043915714.1 173...
- (formerly Tilapia galilaea) tilapia kafakun heta fárín wala holo Yes Protopterus annectens lungfish ambun gáìwáá ambu Yes Heterobranchus bidorsalis mәsan gara...
- niloticus, Citharinus latus, Labeo senegalensis, Mormyrus rume, Protopterus annectens, Tetraodon lineatus, Brycinus leuciscus, Sarotherodon galilaeus...