A frican lungfish (Protopterus spp.) live in water for part of each year.During yearly dry seasons, though, they dig into mud, curl up, and secrete staggering amounts of mucus that then hardens to ...

The genome belongs to the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), a primeval, air-breathing fish that "hops" onto ...

Aestivation is common in invertebrates such as worms and snails as well as other animals like lungfish and crocodiles. The lungfish can survive without water because it can breathe air and can ...