The coelacanth has been nicknamed a “living fossil”, because its fossils were found long before the actual discovery of a live specimen. The coelacanth is the only surviving species of a prehistoric group of fish, the crossopterygii, from which some scientist suspect the first vertebrates evolved.
Coelacanths are elusive, deep-sea creatures, living in depths up to 2,300 feet. Its population figures are, predictably, not well known, but studies in the Comoros suggest that only about 1,000 remain there. They are considered an endangered species.
3 comments:
at: June 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM said...
it does look furious.....just to know, what is the avrg size of it normally???
at: June 19, 2011 at 9:38 PM said...
Coelacanths are large, plump, lobe-finned fish that grow up to 1.8 meters:)
thanks for visiting^_^
at: June 19, 2011 at 10:45 PM said...
hi geeta, thanks for your visit.
thanks for sharing this fish, first time i read about this amazing facts.
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