Latimeria chalumnae, Coelacanth

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Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939

Coelacanth
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> Coelacanthiformes (Coelacanths) > Latimeriidae (Gombessa)
Etymology: Latimeria: Taken from Miss Courtenay Latimer worker in the East London Musuem; she contributed to the update of the fish (Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae) (Ref. 45335);  chalumnae: Chalumnae = the name of river Chalumna in South Africa, where the "first" Coelacanth was found (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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