#colecanth

A primal form for Colecanth would both work perfectly and would unironically slap, yes please

I CAUGHT HIM!!!!!

Lucky catch.

First time posting my own content instead of reposting... figured a celebratory post would be a good start! Caught my first coelacanth!!

Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) pronounced SEEL-uh-Kanth. #fish #colecanth #deepseafish #VIMS #ocean #ichthyology #marinescience #animal #marinelife #sealife #biology #marinebiology #science (at Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv35yW7Hmoz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14kwz79lr14sq

Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) pronounced SEEL-uh-Kanth. #fish #colecanth #deepseafish #VIMS #ocean #ichthyology #marinescience #animal #marinelife #sealife #biology #marinebiology #science (at Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv35uEfH3Pe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ironfvukf37t

Before being first discovered in 1938 the coelacanth was thought to be extinct. The last time anybody heard if this fish they fell off their dinosaur... literally! There are two different types of coelacanth, one can be found in Indonesia and the other on the Eastern coast of Africa. An interesting fact about these fish is that they retain certain adaptation that has been lost with other fish. It is that their jaw can unhinge allowing them to consume larger prey like squid and other cephalopods. A common question that arises with the topic of Coelacanth is whether or not they are related to tetrapods which are amphibious and the answer is that we still just aren't sure exactly. What we do know is that the coelacanth is a living fossil.