Coelacanth - Wikipedia
网页Coelacanths (/ ˈ s iː l ə k æ n θ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.
Coelacanth | Description, Habitat, Discovery, & Facts
网页2024年7月24日 · coelacanth, (genus Latimeria), any of the two living lobe-finned bony fishes of the genus Latimeria. Traditionally, however, coelacanth was the name applied generally to any member of the order Coelacanthiformes, subclass Crossopterygii.
Coelacanth | Smithsonian Ocean
网页Coelacanths are known primarily from the Comoros Islands, which are situated in the Western Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, but also live elsewhere along the east African coast and in Indonesian waters.
Coelacanthiformes - Oxford Reference
网页2024年9月13日 · Quick Reference. (subclass Crossopterygii, superorder Coelacanthimorpha) An order of bony fish thought to have been extinct for 65 million years (since the end of the Mesozoic Era) until the discovery of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae off S. Africa in 1938 (see Latimeriidae).
The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod
网页2013年4月17日 · The modern coelacanth looks remarkably similar to many of its ancient relatives, and its evolutionary proximity to our own fish ancestors provides a glimpse of the fish that first walked on land....
Earliest known coelacanth skull extends the range of ... - Nature
网页2012年4月10日 · Coelacanths are known for their evolutionary conservatism, and the body plan seen in Latimeria can be traced to late Middle Devonian Diplocercides, Holopterygius and presumably Euporosteus....
Coelacanth - Oceana
网页They spend daylight hours hiding in caves and other dark spaces and hunt small bony fishes, squids, and other invertebrates at night. This species is noted for its limb-like fins. The coelacanth, the Indonesian coelacanth, and the lungfishes together make up a group known as the lobe-finned fishes.
Coelacanths: Current Biology - Cell Press
网页2014年1月20日 · Coelacanths are a curious group of fish, represented by only two extant species: the African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis). These large, lobe-finned fish live in and around deep-water caves off the coasts of southeastern Africa and Indonesia.
Coelacanths - National Geographic
网页Coelacanths. Scientific Name: Latimeria. Type: Fish. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: School. Average Life Span In The Wild: Up to 60 years. Size: 6.5 feet. Weight: 198 pounds. Size relative to a...
Coelacanthiformes articles - Encyclopedia of Life
网页2020年4月2日 · Coelacanths (/ˈsiːləkænθ/ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.
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