Coelacanths

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fish
gptkbp:body_shape torpedo-shaped
gptkbp:breathability buccal pumping
gptkbp:captive_breeding successful
gptkbp:class gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:color blue to brown
gptkbp:coloration dark blue
gptkbp:conservation_efforts breeding programs
habitat protection
public awareness campaigns
gptkbp:conservation_status critically endangered
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
symbol of resilience
inspiration for art
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of ancient life
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discovery 1938
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:fins lobed fins
gptkbp:first_appearance about 400 million years ago
gptkbp:foot cartilaginous
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Madagascar
extensive
gptkbp:genetic_studies ongoing
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Latimeria
gptkbp:gills five pairs of gills
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
deep sea
gptkbp:habitat_range 200 to 800 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coelacanths
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Comoros_Islands
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:material gptkb:scales
gptkbp:movement using fins
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators large fish
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:fish
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research marine biology
gptkbp:research_interest evolutionary biology
gptkbp:scales thick and bony
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkbp:size up to 2 meters
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary
gptkbp:species gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkbp:speed slow-moving
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships none known
gptkbp:weight up to 90 kg
gptkbp:wildlife thought to be extinct until rediscovery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkb:Dipterus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5