coelacanth
The coelacanth is the animal that I did research on and found many intersting facts pertaining to the coelacanth. The coelacanth is a fish with characteristics that differ and vary from modern day fish.The coelacanth has some effect on the countries around the locations where they are being seen. “The coelacanth appeared about 350 million years ago and were abundant over much of the world”. Thought to be extinct 60 million years ago, but in 1936, a living member was caught in the Indian Ocean near Africa. It was thought to become extinct the same time as the dinosaurs. The scientific name is Latimeria chalumnae. In some parts of the world it is known as the Kombessa. In Sulawesi, they called it Raja laut, meaning “king of the sea”. Some features to this fish are relative to others, and different. The coelacanth that was caught was four feet in length and weighed 64 pounds; however, the average height and weight is five feet and 100 pounds. It is a sarcoptergian, a lobe finned fish, related to lungfish. Unlike other bony fish, its pectoral and pelvic fins are muscular. It has fins that are able to move 180 degrees, so it can swim forwards, backwards, and even upside down. In terms of reproduction, it is a
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Kombessa Sulawesi, Mozambique Channel, South African, , Hans Fricke, Comoro Islands, Hendrick Goosen, American British, Africa Courteney-Latimer, Indian Ocean, comoro islands, fish coelacanth, coelacanth coelacanth,
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