coelacanth

IPA(Pronunciation)

Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.

Japanese Meaning

インド洋に生息するLatimeria chalumnaeと、インドネシアに生息するLatimeria menadoensisという2種の深海魚の総称。

The rare coelacanth was discovered near the volcanic slopes, surprising marine biologists who study living fossils.

希少なシーラカンスが火山性斜面の近くで発見され、古代の有鰭類を研究する海洋生物学者たちを驚かせた。

Sense（1）

Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.

Sense（2）

Any lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes, thought until 1938 to have been extinct for 70 million years.

coelacanths

（ plural ）