Coelacanth

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Leentsapho Eziqhelekileyo

Coelacanth

I-Alias

Imilenze emine emdala

Igama Lezesayensi

Latimeriidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-1.7m

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba okhaliphileyo kunye nezikali ezinkulu eziqhelekileyo. Izikali zinemifanekiso efana nezinyo. Amabini amakhulu kunye neengqungquthela zengqumbo ezibonakala zifana. Isanqa esikhulu see caudal. Ebuntsimbi emnyama ebomvu eneendawo ezingaqhelekanga zokukhanya phezu komzimba.

Inkcukacha Jikelele

Intsapho yeLatimeriidae iqukethe i-1 yoluntu kunye neentlobo ezimbini. Kucinga ukuba kuphele, kodwa kufumaneka kwakhona ngo-1938. Umzekelo wokuqala ubanjwe kunxweme lase-Mdantsane, ukusuka kwisilambo saseCalumna. Ifunyanwa kumqolomba (100-400m) nasemaphandleni. Iimpawu ze-Pectoral kunye ezimpundu usetyenziswa ekuhambeni 'kokuhamba' xa ziqubha. Abazingeli basebusuku. Ovoviviparous.

Ukutya

Iintlanzi zaselwandle ezinxweme ezinzulu, iinqweba, ii-eels. Umxhasi wokutya. Umlinganiselo we-metabolism othoba kakhulu, ngenxa yoko akukho ukutya okufunekayo.

Ukufumaneka

Indawo eyaziwa yiSodwana, iComoros neIndonesia.