Coelacanths

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:activityPattern nocturnal
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Coelacanth
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:depthRange 150–700 meters
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveMovement unique limb-like fin motion
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:eyeAdaptation gptkb:tapetum_lucidum
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1839
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Latimeria
gptkbp:habitat deep marine waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coelacanths
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:maximumLength about 2 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed about 90 kg
gptkbp:nickname living fossil
gptkbp:notableFeature cartilaginous skeleton
electroreception
paired fins
cosmoid scales
fat-filled swim bladder
intracranial joint
lobed pectoral fins
rostral organ
slow metabolism
three-lobed tail
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators crustaceans
large fish
sharks
small fish
cephalopods
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:tetrapods
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:thoughtExtinctUntil 1938
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5