CoelacanthLatimeria chalumnae aggregates in caves: first observations on their resting habitat and social behavior |
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| Authors: | Hans Fricke Jürgen Schauer Karen Hissmann Lutz Kasang Raphael Plante |
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| Institution: | (1) Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, 8130 Seewiesen, Federal Republic of Germany;(2) Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille, Station Marine d'Endoume, 13007 Marseille, France |
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| Abstract: | Synopsis We report first observations on social behavior ofLatimeria chalumnae in its natural environment at around 200 m depth in the Comoro Archipelago, Western Indian Ocean. Coelacanths aggregate in small nonaggressive groups in sheltered lava-caves. They live in open site-attached social systems with individuals occupying large overlapping home ranges of more than 8 km coastline, some for a period of at least 2 years. |
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| Keywords: | Living fossil Submersible observations Actinistian Sarcopterygii |
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