What do lungfish eat?

Lungfish are voracious predators that consume a wide variety of aquatic animals, including members of their own species. Their diet typically includes earthworms, tadpoles, small frogs, and small fish, as well as various types of meat when in captivity.1

These fish possess a unique method of feeding that is rare among other fish species. They utilize specialized teeth—rounded teeth with a hard transverse bridge on the upper jaw and crushing teeth on the lower jaw—to suck in, crush, and thoroughly chew their prey.1