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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Relicanth}} | {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Relicanth}} | ||
Relicanth | Relicanth appears to be based on the {{wp|coelacanth}}, an {{wp|Order (biology)|order}} of fish that was thought to have gone extinct around 66 million years ago until their rediscovery in 1938. They are considered {{wp|living fossil}}s because they are virtually unchanged from their prehistoric forms. Relicanth matches the {{wp|Indonesian coelacanth}} in color, but its {{Shiny}} coloration is like that of the more well-known {{wp|West Indian Ocean coelacanth}}. Relicanth's Pokédex entry in Pokémon Ultra Sun may reference the fact that the coelacanth genus, ''{{wp|Latimeria}}'', is named after {{wp|Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer}}, the discoverer of the first modern coelacanth specimen. Relicanth may also take inspiration from {{wp|placodermi|placoderms}}, an extinct class of fish with armored heads. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
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==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=Water|type2=Rock | {{Other languages|type=Water|type2=Rock | ||
|ja=ジーランス ''Glanth''|jameaning=From {{tt|爺 ''jī''|old man}} and ''coelacanth'' | |ja=ジーランス ''Glanth''|jameaning=From {{tt|爺 ''jī''|old man}} and ''coelacanth'' | ||
|fr=Relicanth|frmeaning=Same as English name | |fr=Relicanth|frmeaning=Same as English name | ||
|es=Relicanth|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Relicanth|esmeaning=Same as English name |