Australian lungfish

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Australian lungfish - an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland

Neoceratodus forsteri, Queensland lungfish

endangered species - a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

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Granddad was one of three other Australian lungfish who are exhibited at the aquarium, one of which is an African lungfish who is scheduled to go on display soon. 

At Shedd Aquarium, 'Granddad,' Lungfish Is Euthanized Because Of Old Age

Dr Boisvert and her collaborators compared the hip development - bones and musculature - of the Australian lungfish and the Axolotl, commonly known as the Mexican Walking Fish.

Origin of our hips much simpler than thought

Shortly after its establishment, the anti-dam organisation had adopted the protected Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodusforsteri) as its mascot.

The symbolic politics of belonging and community in peri-urban environmental disputes: the Traveston Crossing Dam in Queensland, Australia

The Australian Lungfish, found in the rivers of eastern Australia is a true Mesozoic survivor.

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David Attenborough, left, explores how amphibians first took to dry land, taking many clues from the Australian lungfish and the Japanese giant salamander.

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Professor Jean Joss, head of biology and the Australian Lungfish Research Facility at Sydney's Macquarie University, has spearheaded a campaign to petition Minister Garrett about the threat the Traveston Dam poses to the lungfish.

Traveston Dam tests our environmental process: continuing debate about government plans to dam the Mary River near Gympie to secure urban drinking water for south-east Queensland has more twists and turns than the tranquil waterway itself