Coelacanth  (Latimeria chalumnae)

Authentication

Thank you to Robin Stobbs for adding to and authenticating this text (October 2004).

Glossary

Ovoviviparous: Method of reproduction whereby the egg shell is weakly formed and young hatch inside the mother; they are nourished by their yolk sac and then born.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. Dinofish (July, 2002)
    http://www.dinofish.com/
  4. Australian Museum (July, 2002)
    http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/coela.htm
  5. Association for the Preservation of the Coelacanth (March, 2008)
    http://gombessa.tripod.com/id11.html
  6. WCMC species sheets (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/coelacan.htm
  7. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  8. Musick, J.A., Bruton, M.N. and Balon, E.K. (1991) The biology of Latimeria chalumnae and evolution of coelacanths. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 32: 1 - 4.
  9. Stobbs, R. (October, 2004) Pers. Comm.