Male Coelacanth Fish living fossil display, Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA

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This male fish was caught off the Comoro Islands, near the Island of Madagascar. It was believed that the coelacanth was extinct until 1938 when the first live one was caught.

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Photo credit: © JSM Historical / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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