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title: "Ever heard of Coelacanth?"  
description: "A short explanation of the prehistoric fish Coelacanth."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2581/ever-heard-of-coelacanth  
category: "science and history"  
tags: ["prehistoric fish", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Ever heard of Coelacanth?

![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/d7829642-c3ce-4122-87dc-5fbd89fc2167.jpeg) ![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/cf053ade-7dd6-4ef4-ae7c-894360bf0736.jpeg) Coelacanths are lobe-finned fish that were assumed to have become extinct around 65 million years ago, at the same time as dinosaurs. ![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/119fda7b-58e3-4130-bb10-4b9f7d50c3a1.jpeg) However, a coelacanth was found off the coast of South Africa in 1938. ![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/2f9f4e93-ec5b-401e-86b5-4d5acaa8f778.jpeg) They are often referred to as "living fossils". ![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/791489f7-6998-4e80-a04d-aa0e3c99e09a.jpeg) Coelacanths are unique fish with a number of unusual features. ![Ever heard of Coelacanth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/871d1dde-9680-4b88-b721-801b7d308635/images/d7829642-c3ce-4122-87dc-5fbd89fc2167.jpeg) They have a long, eel-like body, a fleshy dorsal fin, lobe-shaped fins, and a skull hinge.

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