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Once though extinct for millennia the coelacanth turned out to be a popular menu item in the Comoros Islands in what ocean?
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Which animal was thought extinct but was found alive in the Indian Ocean in 1938?
The fish is a coelacanth. There is a known population around the comoros islands and one has been found more recently In Indonesia
What is the name of the fish that thought to be extinct but it was not?
coelacanth
What fish was thought to be extinct but was found alive?
The coelocanth.
What is the coelacanth fish's habitat?
Coelacanth fish were believed to be extinct. Until one was caught, purely by accident, in the Chalumna River, which is in Africa, in 1938. They have so far also been found in South-African coastal areas of Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar as well as the wetland lakes of Simangaliso Wetland Park, in South Africa.
Can a coelacanth live in any waters?
Yes......But they're already extinct
What are some of the interesting features of a coelacanth?
A Coelacanth is a rare type of fish and means hollow spine in Greek. A Coelacanth was considered a living fossil as it did not evolve over its millions of years. It was thought to have gone extinct millions of years ago but was rediscovered in 1938.
What is the oddest fish in the world.?
Coelacanth coelacanths had become extinct 60 or 70 million years ago
Is a Coelacanth dangerous?
It's big enough to inflict a good bite on a human, but the very fact that we thought they were extinct indicates how rarely we bump into each other. As compared to a shark or a jellyfish, no, a coelacanth is not dangerous.
Is The Coelacanth Extinct?
No, Since 1938 There have been many reports even a caught Coelacanths around central Indonesia and in along side the coast of Africa, The Indian ocean side. Coelacanths were thought to be Extinct 65 Million years ago, But by Actual Footage I Have seen I can assure you the Coelacanth is alive.
What is a coelacanth?
The coelacanth is a fish which was believed to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period. However, in 1938 a curator of a museum found a coelacanth in a catch of fish of a trawler off the coast of South Africa. Since then, they have been noted to appear in Comoros, Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, and even in Indonesia. The fish is blue with silver markings and grows to over six and a half feet long. Its population is estimated to be at a number of around 500 The fish was discovered (found) by the crew of the trawler 'Nerine", not by the curator, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, of the East London Museum - she made sure it was saved for science! Coelacanths are also found in South Africa and Kenya and it is steel blue/grey with white to pale pink spots and blotches in patterns unique to the individual. The population is unknown - the estimate of 500 or less was guesswork following surveys in the Comoro Islands. It is quite clear that, although nowhere abundant, the coelacanth is widely distributes throughout the western Indian Ocean.
What type of lobe finned fish is thought to be extinct?
Lobe-finned fish were prehistoric fish from the order of Crossopterygii. These type of fish were discovered in fossils with no known live specimen at the time of the discovery. However in 1938 a fish species called Coelacanth, which was thought to have been extinct, was discovered off the Southern coast of Africa. More recently, in 1997 and again in 1998, a separate breed of Coelacanth, named Indonesian Coelcanth (Latimeria Menadoensis), were discovered living in the oceans off of Indonesia. The Indonesian Coelcanth (Latimeria Menadoensis) is officially listed as "threatened", not extinct. All species of lobe-finned fish are believed to be exctinct except for the Coelacanth and Sulawesi Coelacanth.
What negative effects do humans have on Coelacanth?
There are only two species of this fish surviving, the West Indian Ocean Coelacanth and the Indonesian Coelacanth. (It was thought to have been extinct for 65 million years.) Both species are endangered. Losses occur when they are caught accidentally (they are not good eating) but specimens now are no longer thrown back, but are kept to be sold to scientists and museums!
