| 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: |
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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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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