{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "australian-lungfish",
  "name": "Australian Lungfish",
  "scientificName": "Neoceratodus forsteri",
  "category": "Fish",
  "summary": "The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) is a living fossil that breathes with lungs and gills in Queensland rivers. Adults reach 1.5 m and 40 kg, survive 100 years, and are listed Endangered.",
  "conservationStatus": "Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Actinopterygii",
    "order": "Ceratodontiformes",
    "family": "Neoceratodontidae",
    "genus": "Neoceratodus"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 30,
    "lengthM": 1.5,
    "topSpeedKmh": 10,
    "lifespanYears": 90
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Neoceratodus forsteri"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Slow rivers and pools"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "80–100 years"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "20–40 kg"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "up to 10 km/h"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Burnett and Mary River systems of Queensland, Australia.",
    "continents": [
      "Oceania"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/australian-lungfish/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/australian-lungfish/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}