Fish > Lobe-finned Fishes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: South American LungfishScientific Name: Lepidosiren paradoxaCategory: FishSubcategory: Lobe-finned FishesSize: Total length 100 to 125 cm (39 to 49 in); record specimens up to 138 cm (54 in)Weight: 3 to 6 kg (6.6 to 13.2 lb)Lifespan: 15 to 25...
Fish > Lobe-finned Fishes
OverviewThe Indonesian Coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis), known in the local Indonesian dialect of Manado as the raja laut (‘King of the Sea’), is an extraordinary, archaic marine sarcopterygian fish belonging to the order Coelacanthiformes. Discovered by...
Fish > Lobe-finned Fishes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: West Indian Ocean CoelacanthScientific Name: Latimeria chalumnaeCategory: FishSubcategory: Lobe-finned FishesSize: Length: 5–6.5 ft (1.5–2.0 m)Weight: 110–190 lb (50–90 kg)Lifespan: 60–100+ years; one of the slowest-aging fish species...
