1K views · 24 reactions | WATCH finding the coelacanth: "The primitive-looking coelacanth was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago. But its discovery in 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals." #WildtalkWednesday #MarineTalk Source: National Geographic https://goo.gl/N7pJFz | Wildlands | Facebook

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The coelacanth was believed to have vanished with the dinosaurs. Yet in 2025, marine biologists in Indonesia documented the ancient fish alive in the Maluku Archipelago, capturing the first-ever photograph of a coelacanth in its natural habitat. Until now, sightings were limited to accidental catches or submersible footage. This image confirms the species is still quietly surviving in deep ocean waters. Thought to have gone extinct around 70 million years ago, the coelacanth is often called a “l