Sentences with phrase «coelacanth caught»

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The new species was discovered a mere 100 km from the mouth of the Chalumna River, off which the type specimen of Latimeria chalumnae (the first discovered modern coelacanth) was caught in 1938.

But, although it is hard to know how many coelacanths are being caught — as it is now illegal to catch one — they seem to be disappearing.

Unfortunately, the long, many - hooked lines used to catch oilfish also snare their deepsea neighbours, the coelacanths.

Adding to these deliberate catches, increased pressure from fishing has led to more coelacanths being caught accidentally.

Because of the increase in catches for oilfish, and the black market, the coelacanths that existed happily alongside the traditional fishery for centuries are now at risk, Fricke says.

Thought to be extinct since the end of the cretaceous period over 65million years ago, in 1938 a fisherman caught a live coelacanth off the coast of South Africa near Madagascar.

Seriously, when I caught my first Coelacanth I started screaming.

I already caught a Coelacanth too!