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A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
Coelacanths (/ ˈ s iː l ə k æ n θ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.
A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they'd ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean.
The snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens) is the sole species of fish in the monotypic genus Gempylus, belonging to the family Gempylidae (which is also referred to generally as "snake mackerels"). It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans between the latitudes of 42°N and 40°S ; adults are known to stray into temperate waters.
Sea-bee – Fish-tailed bee; Sea-lion; Sea monk (Medieval folklore) – Fish-like humanoid; Sea monster (Worldwide) – Giant, marine animals; Sea serpent (Worldwide) – Serpentine sea monster; Sea-Wyvern – Fish-tailed wyvern; Seko – Water spirit which can be heard making merry at night
The fish spotted by oceangoers on August 10 was 12 feet long, according to the institution. The fish had already died at the time of the discovery, and was found near the shores of La Jolla Cove.
The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology. A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish.
Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed-neck") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago.It was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first vertebrate apex predators of any ecosystem.