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Sulawesi coelacanth

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Also known as: Latimeria menadoensis

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coelacanths

In coelacanth
…Sulawesi coelacanth, its scientific name, L. menadoensis, derives from the island of Manado Tua, from which it was collected. Both species are considered threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the African coelacanth being classified as a critically endangered species and the Sulawesi coelacanth…
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crossopterygians

In crossopterygian: General features
Another species, L. menadoensis, was discovered in the late 1990s in similar habitats off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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