Tells the story of a fish, the coelacanth, thought extinct for 70 million years, which was discovered in 1938 in the Indian Ocean.

Describes the physical characteristics of a fish that is thought to have lived 400 million years ago.

Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.

The purpose of this book is to give an account of the life and times of a single species of fish, Latimeria chalumnae- the coelacanth (or are there now two spec

An account of the South African ichthyologist Dr. J.L.B. Smith's "14-year quest for a living coelacanth, a fish believed to have been extinct for [70] million y