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==Description==
African lungfish are elongated, [[eel]]-like fishes with thread-like [[pectoral fin|pectoral]] and [[pelvic fin]]s. They have soft [[Fish scale|scales]], and the [[dorsal fin|dorsal]] and [[Fish anatomy#Types of fin|tail fin]]s are fused into a single structure. They can either swim like eels or crawl along the bottom using their pectoral and pelvic fins.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. |editor2=Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Bruton, Michael N.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 70–72|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> The largest species can reach about {{convert|200|cm|ft|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name=FB />

African lungfish generally inhabit shallow waters, such as swamps and marshes. They are also found in larger lakes such as [[Lake Victoria]]. They can survive out of water for many months by burrowing into hardened mud beneath a dried stream bed. They are carnivorous, feeding on [[crustacean]]s, aquatic insect larvae, and [[mollusc]]s.<ref name=EoF/>