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Scientific Name	**Protopterus aethiopicus** Heckel, 1851
Common Name	Weißer Lungenfisch (Germany)
Type Locality	White Nile, Sudan.
Synonym(s)	Lepidosiren annectens, Lepidosiren arnaudii, Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus, Protopterus aethiopicus congicus, Protopterus aethiopicus mesmaekeri, Protopterus aethiopicus mesmaekersi
Species Information
Size	2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Nile; Lakes Albert, Edward, Victoria, Nabugabo, Tanganyika, Kyoga and No.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (pt 2), pp 689 [5].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:16)