First authentic capture of a coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae (Pisces: Latimeriidae), off Madagascar

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 150-151

  Heemstra, Phillip C ^a   Freeman, Alexandra L J ^b   Wong, H Yan ^b   Hensley, Dannie A ^c   Rabesandratana, Harinaivo D ^d  

^a JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

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