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Coelacanthus granulatus Agassiz, 1836; † Coelacanthus harlemensis Winkler, 1871; †
Coelacanthus lunzensis Reis, 1900; † Coelacanthus madagascariensis Woodward,
1910; † Coelacanthus minor Agassiz, 1844; † Coelacanthus welleri Eastman, 1908; †
Coelacanthus whitea Lehman, 1952.
The new fossil species † Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013 is distinguished from
the other ten Coelacanthus species by its slightly different skeletal, skull and fin
features. It is morphologically distinct from the other ten species.

The middle part of the new Coelacanth fish fossil † Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013
at Sharjah Natural History and Botanical Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
26.09.2013. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/9967468845/

Description
Coelacanthus ("Hollow Spine") is a genus of extinct coelacanths that first appeared
during the Late Permian period, 251 million years ago. In fact, this was the first
genus of coelacanths ever described by Louis Agassiz in 1836, as the
order Coelacanthiformes is named after it.

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 106 – October 2013