lungfish

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Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A species of Neoceratodus lungfish existed in Lake Bungunnia (McKay & Eastburn, 1990); today Neoceratodus lungfish are only found in several Queensland rivers. Source: Internet

But after sequencing the full genome of the coelacanth, it was discovered that the lungfish species is the most recent shared ancestor. Source: Internet

Lungfish The lungs of lungfish are similar to those of amphibians, with few, if any, internal septa. Source: Internet

Coelacanths and lungfish had already diverged from a common ancestor before the lungfish made the transition to land. Source: Internet

The structure of the pituitary in fish, apart from the lungfish, is generally different from that in other animals. Source: Internet

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