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living and fossil forms of Dipnoi fishes

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Also Known As	Dipnoi

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African lungfish

Australian lungfish

living and fossil forms of Dipnoi fishes

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Lepidosireniformes Ceratodontiformes Dipterus Lepidosirenidae Protopteridae Ceratodontidae African lungfish Ethiopian lungfish Australian lungfish South American lungfish seahorse eel shark crossopterygian sturgeon salmon ray tuna catfish mackerel

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Sir John Graham Kerr

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