kvastfening

Danish translation: (den) blå fisk

13:40 May 27, 2005
Swedish to Danish translations [PRO]
Fisheries
Swedish term or phrase: kvastfening
Hvad er det for en fisk???
Kenneth Denmark
Local time: 23:07
Danish translation:(den) blå fisk
Explanation:
Svenske synonymer: blå fisk, tofsstjärtfisk
Latin: chalumnae latimeria
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(den) blå fisk


Explanation:
Svenske synonymer: blå fisk, tofsstjärtfisk
Latin: chalumnae latimeria

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kvastfening


Explanation:
Latimeria chalumnae - Smith, 1939.
http://user.bahnhof.se/~wizard/gust03/artiklar_kvastfeningen...
http://susning.nu/Kvastfening
http://susning.nu/Comorerna

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Note added at 31 mins (2005-05-27 14:12:19 GMT)
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http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/lobefin/ccoelacanth.ht...

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Order: Crossopterygii (formerly Actinistia)

Family: Latimeriidae (formerly Coelacanthidae)

Genus and Species: Latimeria chalumnae

APPEARANCE

The Comoros coelacanth (pronounced see-la-kanth) is a large lobe-finned fish that was first discovered in 1938. They are easily recognizable with their fleshy flipper-like fins and three-lobed tail. They can grow up to 2 m (6 ft) in length and can weigh up to 95 kg (200 lb). The body is covered with blue bony plates that are each themselves covered with dermal denticles (small tooth- like points on the skin). The bony plates also contain silvery streaks. The body and shape of the fish resembles that of fossilized fish and indeed was only known by fossils until its discovery. The spines of the fins are hollow and emit a large amount oil and slime. The shape of the fins allow them to swim in every direction, including upside-down and backwards. Internally, they are very unusual. The backbone is made up of a cartilaginous rod called a notochord that is only found in most vertebrates before birth. The heart is very simple and the kidneys lie on the floor of the abdomen instead of under the backbone. The kidneys were a great surprise to scientists because they were joined together instead of in a pair. This feature is unique and is found in no other animals. The stomach is just a large bag and the intestine has a spiral valve, a feature found in sharks. The swimbladder is sheathed in bony scales and is filled with fat. The skull is hinged and the skull cavity is huge. However, the brain itself is small, is embodied in fat and lies on two blood ducts.

Comoros coelacanths are thought to be long-lived.

HABITAT

The Comoros coelacanth is a benthic fish and not of the true deep waters. They live 200 m (650 ft) below the sea level. The first specimen was caught off South Africa and is the only one to be found in that area. All the rest have been found in the waters surrounding the Comoro Islands near Madagascar. They do not migrate.

Fossilized coelacanths have been found on every continent but Antarctica.

FOOD

The Comoros coelacanth feeds on small benthic fish, such as cardinalfish and lanternfish. They also prey upon cuttlefish. It is thought that they creep along the seabed on their flipper-like fins to stalk their food.

BREEDING

Little is known about their breeding habits. However, it is known that they produce only about five to twenty-six eggs at a time. The eggs hatch inside the female and the fry are born alive.

ENEMIES

Comoros Coelacanths are slow reproducers and are therefore very sensitive to over hunting. They have no known natural predators. The fishermen of Madagascar fish them regularly and use them as food after being salted and dried. The scales are used as sandpaper. Coelacanths are captured by scientists because of their peculiarity and they are also wanted as museum specimens. They are also sought after for their oil which is thought to have life-extending capabilities. They are considered to be vulnerable.

THE DISCOVERY

On December 22, 1938, a trawler fishing off the mouth of the Chalumna River caught a strange, blue fish. It was sent to the East London museum and then on to JLB Smith, who spent much of the rest of his life studying the unique find. A second fish was caught on December 20, 1952, near the Comoro Islands. This specimen had only one dorsal fin and was named Malania anjouanae. It was later found to be the same species of fish as the 1938 find with a deformity.

Since then many other coelacanths have been captured and studied alive. The 1938 discovery wasn\'t the first time this fish had been seen; the fishermen of Madagascar had hunted it for centuries, giving it the name \"Gombessa\".

RELATIVES

The coelacanth relatives all died out with the dinosaurs. In 1999, a population of coelacanths living near Sulawesi, Indonesia, was placed as a separate species, Latimeria menadoensis. Their closest living relative is thought to be the African lungfish.


    Reference: http://www.dykmag.net/sv/docs/c_resor/sydostasien/manado.htm
    Reference: http://hem.passagen.se/kent.andersson/tofsstjartfisk.htm
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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