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Latimeria menadoensis Pouyaud, Wirjoatmodjo, Rachmatika, Tjakrawidjaja, Hadiaty & Hadie, 1999 Sulawesi coelacanth |
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| Family: | Latimeriidae (Gombessa) | |||
| Max. size: | 140 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Celebes Sea, north of Sulawesi. Also Ref. 33470. | |||
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| Biology: | Presumably on rocky slopes in deep water of 150-200 m. Fricke et al. (Ref. 33470) observed two specimens of 120 and 140 cm length in a deep carbonate cave at a depth of 155 m (water temp. 17.8-20.1°C). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (C2a(ii); D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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