Whiteia africanus Broom 1905 (coelacanth)

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae

Belongs to Whiteia according to Broom 1905

See also Schultze 2004

Sister taxa: Whiteia anniae, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia giganteus, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Whiteia africanus in the database

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