South American lungfish
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| phylum | Chordata | The South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa) is the single species of lungfish found in swamps and slow-moving waters of the Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins in South America. Notable as an obligate air-breather, it is the sole member of its family Lepidosirenidae.
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| class | Sarcopterygii | |
| Order | Lepidosireniformes | |
| Family | Lepidosirenidae | |
| Genus | Lepidosiren | |
| Species | L. paradoxa |
