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coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
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Ecological Illustration of coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
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Latimeriidae

coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

Crowding Comoros lava caves by day

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Large

coelacanth is known from Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Coelacanths
Order
Coelacanths
Family
Latimeriidae
Genus
Latimeria
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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