A LIVING FOSSIL — SMITH 327 



For those who are interested, the full classification of this fish is 

 as follows: Class: Pisces. Subclass: Crossopterygii. Order: Actin- 

 istia. Famil}^: Coelacanthidae. Genus: Latimeria. Species: chal- 

 umnae. The genus and the species are new to science. The genus 

 has been named after Miss Courtenay-Latimer, Curator of the East 

 London Museum, whose energy and enthusiasm have obtained many 

 valuable specimens. Chalumnae, the specific name, refers to the lo- 

 cality in which the species was collected, off the mouth of the 

 Chalumna River, some miles west of East London. 



