african lungfish造句

• Like the African lungfishes, this species has an elongated, almost eel-like body.
• The African lungfishes are obligate air breathers, with reduced gills in the adults.
• African lungfishes breed at the beginning of the rainy season.
• Unlike most fossil lungfish, but again, like modern South American and African lungfish, gnathorhizids have bladelike toothplates.
• Obligate air breathers, such as the African lungfish, are obligated to breathe air periodically or they suffocate.
• The African lungfish is an example of how the evolutionary transition from breathing water to breathing air can happen.
• Its only living relatives are the South American and African lungfish, both of which are considered much less primitive.
• The African lungfish, two killifish species and two barbel species have developed ways to deal with predictable periods of drought.
• African lungfishes generally inhabit shallow waters, such as swamps and marshes; however, they are also found in larger lakes such as Lake Victoria.
• The largest lungfish is the African lungfish which can reach 2 m ( 6.6 ft ) in length and weigh up to 50 kg ( 110 lb ).