Record No.
MRB-2026-006923
Key Habitat of the "Living Fossil" Coelacanth
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Record Holder
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Comoros
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Country
Comoros
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Reference
Record Description
The waters around Comoros are the primary known population center of the coelacanth, a fish once thought extinct for 66 million years until living specimens were confirmed nearby in 1938.
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