COELACANTH (a fish)

Coelacanth is a fish that has a character of primitive bony fish. Famously known as a "living fossil" because it was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1938 in South Africa.

They belong to an ancient group of lobbed-finned fish, which are closely related to tetrapods. They are also the only living vertebrates with a jointed skull, which allows them to open their jaws very widely for a powerful bite. And instead of a true spine, they have a hollow tube called a notochord.

Weight: 50~95kg

Total lenght: 1~2 meters

DISTRIBUTION: Comoros Islands, Coastal areas in southeastern Africa, deep waters near Sulawesi Island in Indonesia.

HABITAT: Undersea caves surrounded by rocks at depths of 150~200 meters.

INHABITING DEPTH: 0~200 meters

DIET: Cephalopods, small and medium fish.

ENDANGERED (the exact number of Coelacanth are unknown, but their popolations are critically low) due to threats like bycatch in fisheries and habitat distruction.

1) Preserved specimen of Coelacanth (Latimeria sp.) at Sea World, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia.

2)Coelacanth off Pumula on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa, on 22 November 2019 (photo: Bruce Henderson).

~Thats all, bai2. 🍉

Edit: (i forgot to mention that a Coelacanth can be pregnant for up to 5 years ..crazy tbh)

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𝔐𝔦𝔞_𝔛𝔇34

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OHHH SO THIS IS WHAT U WERE TALKING ABT- i heard u said "Blob Fish.."

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Blob? Should I do blob fish next time? :D

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yes.

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i love coelacanths!!! my guess is that you've watched Diving with Coelcanths, but if you haven't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ThemgWNiE&t=880s is very funny :]

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I havent watched it yet, but im definely gonna watch it now!

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Absolutely loved the video. Not many ppl get to see a Coelacanth up close like that! Their very beautiful irl indeed(as long as ur not a Cephalopod or a small fish).

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