Special / Mysterious coelacanth fish can live for 100 years, says study

Special | This fish lives 2300 feet below the surface. Recently, hunters hunting sharks under the sea caught alive this extinct fish of the dinosaur era off the coast of Madagascar, settled in the Indian Ocean.

fish called living fossil found

Scientists have discovered such a fish, which was last seen in the year 1928. This fish has not only maintained its presence on the earth since the dinosaur era, but its characteristics are surprising. This fish lives for 100 years. And its pregnancy time to deliver children is five years.

only two species exist

A recent research has revealed about this very beautiful fish. It was considered extinct. However, it was later found on the coast of South Africa. Its name is Si La Canth (Coelacanth). However, now another species has been discovered near Indonesia.

gestation period 5 years

It has been found about this amazing fish that it can be the size of a human. It grows very slowly and can live up to 100 years. This fish becomes sexually ready when it is about 50 years old and it gives a child after about 5 years of being pregnant. Its male fish takes 40 to 69 years to mature. It has been discovered by French scientists.

This special fish found near Madagascar

According to the news of The Guardian, this fish lives 2300 feet below the surface. Recently, hunters hunting sharks under the sea caught alive this extinct fish of the dinosaur era off the coast of Madagascar, settled in the Indian Ocean. This species of fish is about 42 million years old.

It was also damaged by shark hunting

A research in the Journal of Science of South Africa has said that due to the hunting of sharks, the existence of Si La Cantha fishes is under threat. Shark hunting has intensified since the 1980s. Si La Cantha fishes have also suffered a lot during shark hunting.