CR — Critically Endangered

Latimeria chalumnae

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

SARCOPTERYGII

Order

COELACANTHIFORMES

Family

LATIMERIIDAE

Genus

Latimeria

Latimeria chalumnae belongs to the family LATIMERIIDAE, order COELACANTHIFORMES, within the SARCOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

MARINEMajor
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Legislation
06 — Range

Found in 3 Countries

MadagascarMozambiqueSouth Africa
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Latimeria chalumnae (Latimeria chalumnae). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/gombessa

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