Reedfish
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The reedfish, ropefish (more commonly used in the United States), or snakefish, Erpetoichthys calabaricus, is a species of fish in the family Polypteridae alongside the bichirs. It is the only member of the genus Erpetoichthys. It is native to fresh and brackish waters in West and Central Africa. The reedfish possesses a pair of lungs in addition to gills, allowing it to survive in very oxygen-poor water. It is threatened by habitat loss through palm oil plantations, other agriculture, deforestation, and urban development.[1]
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Reedfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Polypteriformes |
Family: | Polypteridae |
Genus: | Erpetoichthys J. A. Smith, 1865 |
Species: | E. calabaricus |
Binomial name | |
Erpetoichthys calabaricus J. A. Smith, 1865 | |
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