Latimeria menadoensis Pouyaud, Wirjoatmodjo, Rachmatika, Tjakrawidjaja, Hadiaty & Hadie, 1999
Sulawesi coelacanth
photo by FAO

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.
Diagnosis:   
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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