An Indonesian fisherman caught a rare coelacanth (pronounced See-la-canth), off Sulawesi Island near Bunaken National Marine Park, known for its high levels of marine diversity. The fish died 17 hours later, which is amazing because its only known to live in deep, cold-sea environment. The carcass of this "living fossil" will be studied at the local Sam Ratulangi University.
This rare fish was once thought to be extinct (for 65 million years), however a handful of specimens have been caught since 1938. The coelacanth is a very powerful predatory fish with limb-like fins and it gives birth to live young.
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