Latimeria chalumnae - Coelacanth

Description

Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanth, cast of a specimen Smith caught in open sea 1km off Vanamboini, Grande Comore, Comoros, Indian Ocean, 24 March 1969

Museum reference

G.1969.76

Collection

Fishes

Scientific name(s)

species: Latimeria chalumnae - Coelacanth

Specimen details

Specimen form: Cast

Collection place(s)

Vanamboini, Grande Comore, Comoros, Eastern Africa

Associations

Collector: Ahmed, Aboudou, 1969 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Andrews, S. M., 1977. The axial skeleton of the coelacanth, Latimeria. Pp. 271-288 in Andrews, S. M., Miles, R. S., and Walker, A. D. (eds.) Problems in vertebrate evolution: essays presented to Professor T. S. Westoll. Linnean Society symposium series no. 4. Academic Press, London and New York.

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