Coelacanth - Wikipedia Coelacanths are a part of Sarcopterygii or the lobe-finned fishes, the same clade as the lungfish and tetrapods, and they all possess lobed fins as opposed to rayed fins
Coelacanth | Description, Habitat, Discovery, Facts | Britannica Coelacanth, any of the two living lobe-finned bony fishes of the genus Latimeria Order Coelacanthiformes, to which all coelacanths belong, was thought to have died out about 66 million years ago, until a coelacanth was caught in 1938
Coelacanth | Smithsonian Ocean The coelacanth is a "passive drift feeder," moving slowly and passively near the substrate where it feeds primarily on cephalopods (cuttlefish, squid, and octopus) and fish
Coelacanths: the fish that outdid the Loch Ness Monster Coelacanths were thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until one was found alive in 1938 What on Earth? The unexpected capture of a living coelacanth in the 1930s was 'the most sensational natural history discovery' of the century
Coelacanth - American Oceans Coelacanths are a group of ancient fish that have been around for more than 400 million years These fish were thought to have gone extinct around 65 million years ago, until a living specimen was discovered in 1938 off the coast of South Africa
Coelacanths ~ MarineBio Conservation Society Scientists believe individual coelacanths may live as long as 60 years The coelacanth appears to be a cousin of Eusthenopteron, the fish credited with growing legs and coming ashore – 360 million years ago – as the ancestor of all tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles and mammals) including ourselves
Coelacanth - Virginia Institute of Marine Science The coelacanth is a piscivorous (fish-eating), nocturnal animal It resides in caves during daylight hours, possibly for protection from predatory sharks and to save energy for night feeding
African Coelacanth - NOAA Fisheries The African coelacanth was believed to have gone extinct over 65 million years ago but was rediscovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938 Learn about the status and management of this ancient fish