The West African Lungfish

In the murky waters of West Africa, a living relic from the past glides through the shallows. The West African Lungfish, a creature of prehistoric design, is a master of survival in an ever-changing world.

This extraordinary fish, is a sight to behold. It breathes air through lungs, a rare trait that allows it to endure the dry seasons when rivers turn to dust.

As the water retreats, the lungfish does something remarkable. It burrows into the mud and secretes a mucus cocoon around itself, entering a state of suspended animation. Here, in this self-made sanctuary, it can survive for months, even years, without a drop of water.

[MaryannDelacruz-qb]

It's not a lung fish it's a playco

[Birdofthetacklebox]

So to everyone, a majority of the fish shown in the video are common plecostomus, a type of catfish. Real lungfish look like weird eel things.

[kevinp]

So we're just spreading misinformation today, huh.

[astraaldreams]

are we not going to talk about the guy who just literally beat on a fish??

[gregorymckenzie]

How do you mistake Plecostomus, the armored catfish (within Actinopterygii) for an African Lungfish (has no scales, an eel like body, only little tentacles instead of fins, and is a member of Sarcopterygii)?

[SINJASON]

How did that last fish come back to life and swim off seeing that it looked like it had been disemboweled?

[TheFishTank-platies]

Why did he start hitting the Pleco with the stick 😟

[MYArt-oetd]

It not a lungfish it’s plecos.lungfish are usually in waters not trying to drown so they breathe are they can live out of water for 4to5 years. Lungfish don’t dry up out of water like plecos and there not invasive like plecos . Lungfish can bury there body in mud when there’s a little amount of water and making a cocoon and eats its tail muscles. Plecos don’t do those things that I said plecos are just a different species.

[asthakedia]

Bro literally proved my bachpan kii rhymes machli jaal ki rani h jeevan uska paani haath lagao to dar jayegi bahar nikalo toh mar jayegii 😂😂

[eat_avertical_tortilla_chip]

lung fish are slimy and look kinda like eels, those are clearly plecos

[DzahwanPramudya]

No, that's not lungfish, it's a broomstick fish from Indonesia

[MIT-MI-od]

That is not a lungfish that is called a Paco fish

[r-jaymurados]

Janitor fish here in philippines, , , , most invasive fish, , , and dont have natural predator, , ,

[IamDestiny-xi]

That’s a plecostomus stop spreading false information, real lungfish have an eel like appearance

[moazzemhossen]

So people, why don’t you believe that Allah will resurrect you one day?