Latimeria menadoensis Pouyaud, Wirjoatmodjo, Rachmatika, Tjakrawidjaja, Hadiaty & Hadie, 1999

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Classification	Sarcopterygii \| Coelacanthiformes \| Latimeriidae
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Main reference

Pouyaud, L., S. Wirjoatmodjo, I. Rachmatika, A. Tjakrawidjaja, R. Hadiaty and W. Hadie. 1999. (Ref. 30889)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 140 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33470)

Environment

Demersal; non-migratory; marine, usually 150 - ? m (Ref. 33470)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 17°C - 20°C (Ref. 33470)

Western Central Pacific: Celebes Sea, north of Sulawesi. Also Ref. 33470. International trade banned (CITES Appendix I, since 19.7.2000).
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Presumably on rocky slopes in deep water of 150-200 m. Fricke et al. (Ref. 33470) observed two specimens of 120 and 140 cm length in a deep carbonate cave at a depth of 155 m (water temp. 17.8-20.1°C).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Vulnerable (VU) (C2a(ii);D2)	Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 1.2539

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high vulnerability (78 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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