Indonesian coelacanth

Indonesian coelacanth
A preserved Latimeria menadoensis, Tokyo Sea Life Park, Japan
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Actinistia
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Latimeriidae
Genus: Latimeria
Species:
L. menadoensis
Binomial name
Latimeria menadoensis
L. menadoensis range in violet

The Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis, Indonesian: raja laut), also called Sulawesi coelacanth,[1][3] is one of two living species of coelacanth, identifiable by its brown color. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN,[1] while the other species, L. chalumnae (West Indian Ocean coelacanth) is listed as critically endangered.[4] Separate populations of the Indonesian coelacanth are found in the waters of north Sulawesi as well as Papua and West Papua.

  1. ^ a b c Erdmann, M. (2008). "Latimeria menadoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135484A4129545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135484A4129545.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Latimeria menadoensis" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  4. ^ Musick, J. A. (2000). "Latimeria chalumnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T11375A3274618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T11375A3274618.en.

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