Aphia name details
Malania anjouanae Smith, 1953
319139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:319139)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Malania Smith, 1953 accepted as Latimeria Smith, 1939
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, J. L. B. (1953). The second coelacanth. <em>Nature (London).</em> v. 171 (no.) 4342): 99-101. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Malania anjouanae Smith, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=319139 on 2026-08-26
Date
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original description
Smith, J. L. B. (1953). The second coelacanth. <em>Nature (London).</em> v. 171 (no.) 4342): 99-101. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality