What is "protopterus annectens"

Mudfish \Mud"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

1. The European loach.

2. The bowfin ( Amia calva).

3. The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species ( Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren.

4. The mud minnow, a fish of the genus Umbra or family Umbridae.

5. any fish which lives in muddy waters, such as the mummichog, a killifish.

Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zo["o]l.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species ( Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.

Komtok \Kom"tok\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An African freshwater fish ( Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.