West Indian Ocean coelacanth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Indian_Ocean_coelacanth
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName African coelacanth
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:J.L.B._Smith
gptkbp:describedYear 1939
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
carnivorous
cephalopods
gptkbp:discoveredIn Chalumna River
gptkbp:family gptkb:Latimeriidae
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
scientific literature
gptkbp:fossil Devonian to present
gptkbp:genomeSequenced 2013
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
deep sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Indian Ocean coelacanth
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:CR
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_African_Institute_for_Aquatic_Biodiversity
gptkbp:maximumLength 2 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 110 kg
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Comoros
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:nickname living fossil
gptkbp:notableFeature cosmoid scales
lobed pectoral fins
rostral organ
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:international_relations
Comoros government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indonesian_coelacanth
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkbp:swimmingAbility unique limb-like movement
gptkbp:symbol conservation efforts
evolutionary significance
gptkbp:threats bycatch
habitat disturbance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6