Coelacanth  (Latimeria chalumnae)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Sarcopterygii
Order Coelacanthiformes
Family Latimeriidae
Genus Latimeria (1)
Size Length: up to 2 m (2)
Weight up to 90 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (7).