Latimeria
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Latimeria is a rare genus of living coelacanths, ancient lobe-finned fishes once thought extinct and now famous as "living fossils" that provide insight into early vertebrate evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coelacanth
ⓘ
genus ⓘ lobe-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Sarcopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | coelacanths ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Latimeria chalumnae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latimeria menadoensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | living fossil ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator ⓘ |
| family | Latimeriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finType | fleshy lobed fins with internal bones ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRelation | closely resembles Paleozoic coelacanths ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Comoros Islands region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian waters ⓘ Sulawesi region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal caves
ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ marine ⓘ |
| jawType | toothed jaws ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived ⓘ |
| locomotion | slow hovering swimming ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| maximumMass | around 80 kilograms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cosmoid scales
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electrosensory rostral organ ⓘ intracranial joint in skull ⓘ lobed paired fins ⓘ |
| order | Coelacanthiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| researchUse |
comparative genomics of vertebrates
ⓘ
study of fin-to-limb transition ⓘ |
| restingBehavior | daytime cave dwelling ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
insight into early vertebrate evolution
ⓘ
model for tetrapod origins ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony endoskeleton ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thoughtExtinctUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
| threat | bycatch in deep-sea fisheries ⓘ |
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