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Coelacanths are known primarily from the Comoros Islands, which are situated in the Western Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, but also live elsewhere along the east African coast and in Indonesian waters.
- Do coelacanths live in saltwater or freshwater?
- Where are coelacanths found?
- Is there an aquarium with a coelacanth?
- What does coelacanth taste like?
- Do coelacanths lay eggs?
- Are there any living coelacanths?
- How big can a coelacanth get?
- Are coelacanths rare?
- Can you keep coelacanths as pets?
- Can coelacanth be kept in captivity?
- Can coelacanth live in captivity?
- Who caught the coelacanth?
- What does coelacanth eat ark?
- How does a coelacanth protect itself?
Do coelacanths live in saltwater or freshwater?
There are two living species of coelacanth, the West Indian Ocean coelacanth and the Indonesian coelacanth. These fish live in deep saltwater environments and can grow to be nearly 2 meters long.
Where are coelacanths found?
There are only two known species of coelacanths: one that lives near the Comoros Islands off the east coast of Africa, and one found in the waters off Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Is there an aquarium with a coelacanth?
However, it is the collection of coelacanth at Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium that makes it one of the rarest aquariums in the world.
What does coelacanth taste like?
They don't taste good. People, and most likely other fish-eating animals, don't eat coelacanths because their flesh has high amounts of oil, urea, wax esters, and other compounds that give them a foul flavor and can cause sickness.
Do coelacanths lay eggs?
A female coelacanth does not lay eggs, but gives birth to fully formed young after a gestation (pregnancy) period of over 12 months.
Are there any living coelacanths?
Latimeria chalumnae and L. menadoensis are the only two known living coelacanth species. Coelacanths are large, plump, lobe-finned fish that can grow to more than 2 m (6.6 ft) and weigh around 90 kg (200 lb).
How big can a coelacanth get?
Coelacanths live in deep waters off of southeastern Africa. Only once fishers started fishing deeper and deeper was this species discovered. Before that time, this entire family of fishes was only known from fossils. Coelacanths reach lengths over 6.5 feet (2 m) and are nocturnal predators.
Are coelacanths rare?
The Coelacanth is very rare and sells for 15,000 Bells; its rarity is noted by the player in the catch quotes for all games.
Can you keep coelacanths as pets?
No. It would be virtually impossible to capture, transport, care for, and keep a coelacanth alive as a pet.
Can coelacanth be kept in captivity?
Scientists and curators have been trying for years to capture a live coelacanth and keep it alive in captivity, but it has not been done. ... There are 125 Coelacanth species in the fossil record, but there is only one living (Bartlett, 1997).
Can coelacanth live in captivity?
The Indonesian coelacanth, one of two living species of coelacanth, is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. ... Due to their bizarre natural history and destructive looks, the species are an extremely sought after aquarium fish. However, specimens don't tend to live long in captivity.
Who caught the coelacanth?
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. Marjorie Eileen Doris Courtenay-Latimer (24 February 1907 – 17 May 2004) was a South African museum official, who in 1938, brought to the attention of the world the existence of the coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for sixty-five million years.
What does coelacanth eat ark?
Most Coelacanths are opportunistic feeders that eat anything smaller than itself, likely including baby water snakes, insect and plant life, and perhaps each other? While their limited intelligence makes them unsuitable for taming, Coelacanths provide a viable source of meat for coastal or water-dwelling tribes.
How does a coelacanth protect itself?
Another prehistoric feature of this unique fish are its scales. These highly modified scales are known as cosmoid scales, and are only found on extinct fish species. They are woven tight like armor and are rough to the touch. These hard scales help protect the fish from rocks and predators.
