Coelacanth

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Coelacanth
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:Cephalopods
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
1938
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1938
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Latimeria
gptkbp:habitat Marine
Deep sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coelacanth
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 2 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 90 kg
gptkbp:nickname Living fossil
gptkbp:notableFeature Electroreception
Cosmoid scales
Intracranial joint
Lobed pectoral fins
Ovoviviparous reproduction
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Chalumna_River,_South_Africa
gptkbp:notableFor Ancient lineage
Survived mass extinctions
Unique evolutionary features
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
2
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lungfish
gptkb:Tetrapods
gptkbp:reproduction Ovoviviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:swimmingAbility Unique limb-like movement
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:thoughtExtinctUntil 1938
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5