Neoceratodus forsteri

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Neoceratodus_forsteri
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commercialUse aquarium trade
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:fish
gptkbp:conservationStatus Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:J._L._G._Krefft
gptkbp:describedYear 1870
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Queensland,_Australia
gptkbp:family gptkb:Neoceratodontidae
gptkbp:features single lung
no estivation
gptkbp:fossil Cretaceous to present
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Neoceratodus
gptkbp:habitat lakes
freshwater rivers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neoceratodus forsteri
gptkbp:IUCNStatus EN
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage no external gills
gptkbp:laysEggs August to December
gptkbp:legalSystem yes
gptkbp:lifespan up to 100 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 150 cm
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Forster
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:notableFeature can survive out of water for short periods
has lobed fins
one of the oldest living vertebrate lineages
gptkbp:order gptkb:Ceratodontiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lepidosiren
gptkb:Protopterus
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:respiration lungs
gills
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Ceratodus_forsteri
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Neoceratodus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:fish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4