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Gombessa

Educational resources on Gombessa

Gombessa or Latimeria chalumnae is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to A2cd, C2b . IUCN Profile of the Gombessa

Academic web links for the Gombessa.


HISTORICAL GEOLOGY AND SOCIETY
...http://gombessa.tripod.com/associationforthepreservationofthecoelacanth/id6.html. http://www.dinofish.com/ Additional information about Comoros Islands
www.utm.edu/departments/cens/ggp/docs/lfe.htm

U.C.S.D. grove gallery
Gombessa. Kazumi Kobayshi
www-crafts.ucsd.edu/neonworks011604/nw1.html

L'Arc
The locals called a gombessa or mame. They noticed that the coelacanths are endangered species now. And, they have the suitable program to return the coelacanth
pine.ucc.nau.edu/kn58/new_page_1.htm

Record List
Coelacanth or Gombessa: MAP 085 G M236 A : Madagascar: Malagasy Republic. Map: c. 1965 or earlier: G085KJA110 Z M214 A : Madagascar: Mahafaly tomb with carved grave posts (aloalo)
slides-www.ucsc.edu/dbms.acgi$BrRecs?13.119

Browsing Categories
Latimeriidae (Coelacanth or Gombessa) Lepidosireniformes; Lophiiformes; Mugilidae (Mullets or Grey ... Send comments or suggestions regarding the database to UCSC Slide Collection.
slides-www.ucsc.edu/subjects/Animals--Fishes.html

Coelacanth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arnaz recognised it as a gombessa, although it was brown, not blue. The Erdmanns did not realise this was a new species until an expert noticed their pictures on the internet.
https://scorpio.cs.usfca.edu/wiki/index.php/Coelacanthimorpha

INTRO TO FISHES
Family: Latimeriidae - Gombessa Order: Coelacanthiformes (coelacanths) Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes) South Africa? and Comoros archipelago.
www.shsu.edu/~bio_mlt/Fishes.html

Martin Luther King Jr.
1990 - 1991: Gombessa Sport; 1991 - 1992: Papillon Bleu; 1992 - 1994: unknown; 1994 - 1995: US Zilimadjou; 1995 - 1999: unknown; 1999 - 2000: unknown; 2000 - 2001: unknown
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Comoros_Cup&Itemid=357

Martin Luther King Jr.
Gombessa Sports (Mutsamudu) Comorozine (Domoni) Ngazi Sports (Mirontsy) Style Nouvel (Sima) Previous Winners. 1979/80 : Coin Nord (Mitsamiouli) 1980-83 not known
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Comoros_Premier_League&...

Search FishBase
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