Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.2, Problem 2CC
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The common features between Lungfish and Coelacanth.

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Lungfishes are freshwater species that belong to the Subclass ‘Dipnoi’. Widely, they are distributed in Australia, South America, and Africa. They are omnivorous and voracious predators. An ancient species' Lungfish can breathe oxygen directly from the air. They have 1 or 2 lungs andare considered as primitive living fishes.

In the world, one of the oldest species of fish is Coelacanth. This species belongs to theSubclass Actinistia. They are mostly related to Tetrapods and lungfishes. They are deep-sea creatures and have adifferent form of locomotion. The first living Coelacanth is Latimeriachalumnae was discovered in 1938.

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