Which of the following is an example of lung fish?

Exocoetus

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Lepidosiren

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Clarius

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Pristis

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Solution

The correct option is B
Lepidosiren

Lungfish us a freshwater fish. It belongs to subclass Dipnoi. It has a powerful, long snakelike or eellike bodies. It can breathe in water having low oxygen with the help of well developed lungs. The lungs have modified swim bladder. An example of lungfish includes Lepidosiren paradoxa. It is an American lungfish found in swamps and slow-moving waters of the Amazon.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Lepidosiren.'

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