The coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) is an enormous, bottom-dwelling fish that is unlike other living fishes in a number of ways. They belong to an ancient lineage that has been around for more ...

When a South African fisherman came across a coelacanth in his net in 1938, it was like finding a living dinosaur - a catch that sent shockwaves throughout the scientific community. Until then, the ...

An underwater species that was once believed to have gone extinct some 70 million years ago was recently spotted in what became a rare photoshoot for the fish. Researchers found the coelacanth, known ...