The West Indian Ocean coelacanth [5 ] (Latimeria chalumnae) (sometimes known as gombessa, [1 ] [6 ] African coelacanth, [7 ] or simply coelacanth [8 ]) is a crossopterygian, [9 ] one of two extant species of coelacanth, a rare order of…
The earliest coelacanth fossils date back as far as the Devonian period, approximately 420 mya. At one time coelacanths were a large group comprising about 90 valid species that were distributed worldwide in both marine and freshwaters.
The African coelacanth was believed to have gone extinct over 65 million years ago but was rediscovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938. Learn about the status and management of this ancient fish.
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It recounts the discovery of the first coelacanth in modern times – a fish that had been thought to be extinct for many millions of years, and was known only from its fossil record.
Coelacanth jsou velké ryby s laločnatými ploutvemi. Váží kolem 90 kg a dožívají se cca 100 let. Tato realistická figurka zvířete může dětem dopomoci poznáva...