Latimeria

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type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth

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This leads scientists to believe that the endemic range of Latimeria chalumnae coelacanths stretches along the eastern coast of Africa from the Comoros Islands, past the western coast of Madagascar to the South African coastline. Source: Internet

In July 1998, the first live specimen of Latimeria menadoensis was caught in Indonesia. Source: Internet

Latimeria chalumnae and L. menadoensis are the only two known living coelacanth species. Source: Internet

The African coelacanth genome was sequenced and assembled using DNA from a Comoros Islands Latimeria chalumnae specimen. Source: Internet

The current coelacanth range is primarily along the eastern African coast, although Latimeria menadoensis was discovered off Indonesia. Source: Internet

The most recent genus of coelacanth in the fossil record is the Macropoma, a sister genus to Latimeria, separated by 80 million years. Source: Internet

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