Latimeria

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:conservationStatus critically endangered
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:differenceFromFossilCoelacanths living representative
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature electroreception
cosmoid scales
fat-filled swim bladder
intracranial joint
paired lobed fins
rostral organ
three-lobed tail
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:eggColor large eggs
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance close to tetrapod ancestors
gptkbp:extantSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1939
gptkbp:firstSpecimenFound gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:firstSpecimenYear 1938
gptkbp:genomeSequenced 2013
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 3 years
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Latimeria
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:J.L.B._Smith
gptkbp:notableFor living fossil
thought extinct until 1938
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 2
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:region gptkb:Comoros_Islands
Sulawesi, Indonesia
gptkbp:relatedTo fossil coelacanths
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
live birth
gptkbp:shape lobed fins
gptkbp:size up to 2 meters
gptkbp:species gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
gptkbp:swimBladderType fat-filled, not for buoyancy
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkbp:weight up to 90 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5