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.
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.
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.
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.
the skeletal type is very bony and some of the fins are shaped the same as in the size and look. hoped this helped! :)
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.
yes, the coelacanth is older than the dinosaurs.
No, the coelacanth is a carnivorous fish. It feeds on other fish and cephalopods.
You can catch a coelacanth when it is raining or snowing
The scientific name for the coelacanth is Latimeria chalumnae.
The living coelacanth, Latimeria spp., can reach a total length of 2 metres.
The Coelacanth lives in the Indian Ocean, ranging anywhere from South Africa to India, and Indonesia.
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Ii is about 154.5 million dollars for this rare species known as the coelacanth
You can catch a coelacanth in the ocean when it is snowing or raining, and is a very big fish.
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In year 1938.
yes it does