Coelacanth

//ˈsiː.lə.kænθ//

"Coelacanth" in a Sentence (3 examples)

The coelacanth inhabits the deep sea.

A paleontologist in Texas has identified a new species of coelacanth, an ancient fish most closely related to land-dwelling vertebrates, including humans.

Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.

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