I just want to know what a coelacanth is! I've seen it once, but... I never saw it again... I thought it was the ugliest, yet coolest, thing I ever saw... so... WHAT IS IT!?
or not
2006-06-13 06:26:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
A Coelacanth is the common name for an order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of jawed fish known to date
2006-06-13 06:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by jsousa73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coelacanth is the common name for an order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of jawed fish known to date.
2006-06-13 06:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by grizzly_r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a once thought to be extinct fish that was re-discovered off of the coast of Madagascar. It is a living fossil meaning that it is a lobe-finned fish that demonstrates an intermediate animal between bony fish and amphibians
2006-06-13 06:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by Bob A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fish, thought to be extinct but discovered near Madagascar in the 1930's.
2006-06-13 06:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a prehistoric fish that was thought to have become extinct. It was rediscovered alive within the last 10 yrs living in the water i the mediterranean.
2006-06-13 06:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by metallic_lizard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fish - or is a distant relative of fish. It was thought to be extinct until the 30's or 40's when fisherman began to catch them of the coast of Africa.
2006-06-13 06:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by 63vette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fish that lives in the oceans off Africa. Everyone thought is was extinct until one showed up at a fish market. (was this on Nova or Frontline recently?)
2006-06-13 06:30:19 · answer #7 · answered by Signilda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called a living fossil. It was assumed to be extinct but was discovered in the 30s.
2006-06-13 06:32:10 · answer #8 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a pre-historic fish, long presumed to be extinct until they acutally pulled one up on a fishing boat!!!
2006-06-13 06:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by pumpkin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stony, rock looking fish that was believed to have been extinct, but apparently they are not.
2006-06-13 06:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋