Common Names: Ceratodus, Cerat, Australian Lungfish, Burnett River Salmon
Aboriginal Name: Djelleh
Scientists first discovered the Australian (Queensland) Lungfish during the 1870s in the Mary and Burnett Rivers in South-East Queensland. Today it is found in several other river systems in Queensland (possibly through translocation) including at least the Brisbane and Pine Rivers. Recent studies have found it to be thriving in its natural and translocated habitat... [more]