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Coelacanths "Latimeria Chalumnaelumnae"

Coelacanths "Latimeria Chalumnaelumnae". The scientific name of a coelacanth. By Hunter Thompson, Alex Caton, Steven Haer, and Taylor Brady.

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Coelacanths "Latimeria Chalumnaelumnae"

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  1. Coelacanths "Latimeria Chalumnaelumnae" The scientific name of a coelacanth By Hunter Thompson, Alex Caton, Steven Haer, and Taylor Brady

  2. Coelacanths are large fish long thought to be extinct, but in recent years were found to still be alive. On December 23,1938 a fisherman found a live coelacanth in the Chalumna River east of South Africa, and they have continued to be found ever since. Coelacanth populations are very low, so the 6.5 foot long fish is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

  3. Coelacanth Facts • A coelacanth can grow to a length of 6.5 feet but the average is around 5 feet • In the wild a coelacanth can live to be up to sixty years old • Coelacanths live at depths ranging from 600 to 1000 feet • Coelacanths are some of the oldest creatures on Earth

  4. The scientific classification of a Coelacanth The scientific classification system is a way for scientists to better know the animal they’re studying because if they don’t know the animal that they’re studying then they wouldn’t know what precautions to take if anything were to happen to the animal. So another words it just makes it easier for scientists Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Order: Coelacanthiformes Family: Latimeriidae Genus: Latimeria

  5. Habitat

  6. A diagram of a coelacanth’s body

  7. FUN FACTS The coelacanth appears on the 5-Franc coin in Comoros. A coelacanth has a total of 8 fins.

  8. The quiz we promised • What year was the first live coelacanth discovered? • A. 1956 B. 1922 C. 1938 D. 2001 2.How many fins do coelacanths have? A. 2 B. 8 C. 6 D.4 3.Where was the first live coelacanth discovered? A. The Caspian Sea B. The Amazon River C. Off the coast of Japan D. The Chalumna River 4. What is the average length of a coelacanth? A. 5 feet B. 6 feet C. 3 feet D. 10 feet 5. What is a coelacanth’s lifespan? A. 10 years B. 30 years C. 60 years D. 100 years

  9. Click here for a video of a coelacanth! Courtesy of ARKive.org.

  10. Bibliography • www.arkive.com • www.nationalgeographic.org • www.dinofish.com • www.enchantedlearning.com

  11. THE END This has been a production of Mrs. Floyd’s class group 4 Produced by Hunter Thompson, Alex Caton, Steven Haer, and Taylor Brady Special thanks to ARKive.org for their video contribution No coelacanths were harmed during the making of this production. No seriously.

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