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Latimeriidae


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; subclass Crossopterygii, order Coelacanthiformes)

A monospecific family (Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanth) which is a large, bulky fish characterized by peculiar stalk- or lobe-like supports for the second dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins.

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