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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.

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What is a celeocanth?

I think you mean a coelacanth. A coelacanth is a type of fish once thought to be prehistoric. However it is still living today. This is a rather large fish with many fins. You can look up pictures of the coelacanth on google images.


What is the name of the fish that thought to be extinct but it was not?

The coelacanth is the fish that was thought to be extinct but was later discovered to still be alive. This prehistoric fish was believed to have gone extinct over 66 million years ago until it was found off the coast of South Africa in 1938.


What is the skeletal type for a coelacanth fish?

the skeletal type is very bony and some of the fins are shaped the same as in the size and look. hoped this helped! :)


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.


Did you know that the celochanth still live?

Yes, the coelacanth is a rare and fascinating fish that was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1938. It is often referred to as a "living fossil" due to its ancient lineage and resemblance to prehistoric fish.