Species profile—Neoceratodus forsteri (Australian lungfish)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes) → Ceratodontidae (lungfishes) → Neoceratodus forsteri (Australian lungfish)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes)
- Family
- Ceratodontidae (lungfishes)
- Scientific name
- Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870)
- Common name
- Australian lungfish
- WildNet taxon ID
- 26926
- Alternate name(s)
- Queensland lungfish
ceratodus - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Critical
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26926
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
