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Are the coelacanths okay?
Not really. In 1995, results from a dive counted about 40 coelacanths. The number has changed since then, but coelacanths are still nowhere near abundant. South African fisherman who fish for oilfish sometimes catch a coelacanth by accident. Without the strength to swim hundreds of meters back to their habitat, they usually die. Some of them get sold to scientists. As far as we know, coelacanths are very rare. Prior to around 1940, we thought they were extinct. They are still in danger.
How does the coelacanth reproduce?
Coelacanths are ovoviviparous, meaning females give birth to live young instead of laying eggs. They typically give birth to a small number of well-developed offspring after a gestation period of about a year. Mating behavior in coelacanths is not well understood due to their deep-sea habitat and elusive nature.
Do coelacanths have gills slits or flaps?
sliths
What do coelacanths eat?
Coelacanths eat whatever they find as they drift in the current. Because they can lift the upper jaw as well as move the lower jaw, coelacanths can open their mouths quite far to suck prey from crevices
What are posing threats to a coelacanths future survival?
Habitat destruction, overfishing. Interestingly, museums of natural history and aquariums are one of the threats to the coelocanth. Many such museums are looking for specimens of this fish for their collections, causing local fishermen in Madagascar and elsewhere in the fish's range to hunt them in greater numbers.
What type of fish is a coelacanths?
The bony fish. They are also known as lobe-finned fishes.
What is the population of the colecanth?
The population size of coelacanths is not known precisely, but they are considered to be a rare species with low numbers. They are found in deep underwater caves and are challenging to study and observe in their natural habitat, making it difficult to estimate their population accurately.
Why has it been difficult to find coelacanths?
it has been difficult to find Coelacanths because it lives depth range of 600- 1,000 feet under water and cause its in the Indian Ocean near Southern Africa.It was also called the missing link.
Are lobe-finned fish with paddle-like fins similar to limbs in land animals?
the coelacanths
Can you describe what a coelacanth looks like?
coelacanths are any colour and they have white spots and 7 fins
Lobe-finned fish with paddle-like fins similar to limbs in land animals?
coelacanths
What are lobe-finned fish with paddle-like fins similar to limbs in land animals?
Coelacanths
