Fish

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic A single ocean

Western Indian Ocean: Comoros, Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Depth

150 to 700 m

Size

Up to 2 m

Diet

Fish, squid

Zone

Twilight zone · 200 – 1,000 m

Key facts

• It was thought to have been extinct for 66 million years, until a living specimen was caught in 1938, in South Africa.
• Its fleshy fins are supported by bones, like early sketches of limbs.
• It can live about a hundred years.

Verified sources

1. FishBase – Latimeria chalumnae
2. Sci.News – African Coelacanths Can Live for Up To 100 Years
3. FishBase, Latimeria chalumnae

In the game: To observe

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