Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) – Length & Weight

Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae): Length: 1.5-2 m, Weight: 60-100 kg.

Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) – Habitat, Lifestyle & Conservation Status

Habitat: Deep Sea. Lifestyle: Aquatic. IUCN Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (CR).

Phylum: Chordata, Class: Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes), Order: Coelacanthiformes, Family: Latimeriidae (Coelacanths), Genus: Latimeria.

West Indian Ocean coelacanth – Latimeria chalumnae

📋 Classification

Classification

Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)

Class: Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)

Order: Coelacanthiformes (Coelacanths)

Family: Latimeriidae (Coelacanths)

Genus: Latimeria (Coelacanths)

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📋 Conservation Status & Lifestyle

Conservation Status Critically Endangered (CR)

Lifestyle Aquatic

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📋 Habitat • Length • Weight

Habitat Deep Sea

Length 1.5-2 m

Weight 60-100 kg

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