Coelacanths - Facts for Kids

A coelacanth, a large, ancient lobe-finned fish, swimming in the deep ocean near a rocky cave entrance. The fish has a robust body with distinctive fleshy, lobed fins and a pattern of irregular white spots on a dark grey background.

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Facts About Coelacanths For Kids

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The Coelacanth (pronounced “SEE-luh-kanth”) belongs to an ancient group of fish that scientists thought went extinct with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago!

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