#dai coelacanth

[ailurinae]

Today is coelacanth day!

Marjorie Courtaney-Latimer found the coelacanth on this day in 1938 in the fishing bycatch, thanks to Captain Hendrik Goosen

[transfemrecusant]

The Sea Creature of the Day is the Coelacanth!!!!!

a classic 🥰 i had a fascination with these guys when i was younger they're so fucking cool 💜 a little peek into the course of evolution in the coolest way! lil ancient guys 🥰🥰🥰🥰

a little fun fact, though the modern ones are nowhere near this large, there's an extinct genus (mawsonia) that grew to be potentially 5.3 meters long!! 🥰

[dailymarinefish]

day 178, 23/07/24 - fish of the day is the west indian ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)

[callmegranite]

It’s not too late for Valentines Day because there is always time for love.

Love as strongly and unwaveringly as the coelacanth, a fish that not even 360 million years and multiple mass extinctions could even put a dent in.

[fishgirl514]

BIG! FUCKING! FISH! FIVE! (5)!

coelacanth - coelacanthus granulatus

[one-fishy-a-day]

12. coelacanth

[lindahall]

J.L.B. Smith – Scientist of the Day

James Leonard Brierley Smith, a South African ichthyologist usually referred to as J. L.B. Smith, was born Sep. 26, 1897.

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[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Gulf Coelacanth

Description: Coelacanths are only found along Africa & Indonesia, but there have been sightings in the Gulf of Mexico, such as in 1949 in Tallahassee, Florida of a four-legged fish, & in Tampa, when an unknown fish scale was sent to the Smithsonian. 

[llatimeria]

🐟 IT'S COELACANTH DAY! 🐟

On December 23rd, 1938, an unusual fish was caught off the coast of South Africa near the mouth of the Chalumna river by Captain Henrik Goosen. Recognizing its potential significance, he showed it to his friend and local museum curator, Marjorie-Courtenay Latimer, who reluctantly had it taxidermied to preserve it long enough for her colleague J. L. B. Smith to identify, as he was unfortunately unavailable while the specimen was fresh and easier to study.

Nonetheless, Smith identified the animal as a modern-day descendant of coelacanths, a fish up to then only known through fossils over 66 million years old and presumed long extinct. Smith gave the animal the scientific name Latimeria chalumnae, in honor of his colleague's contribution to the historic discovery as well as the river they were found somewhat close to, I guess.

Thanks to the combined efforts of these amateur and professional naturalists, people all around the world can admire and protect these wonderful, bizarre, and unique animals. Now we can celebrate the re-birthday of the coelacanth every year on December 23rd!.

🐟Happy Coelacanth Day Everyone!🐟

[leiascully]

You know what, I am unbothered by disputes in TXF fandom because I have been here since almost time immemorial, longer than a goodly number of you have been alive, and I will be here at the end of time when the universe cools, listening to “Walking After You” as everything goes stiff and cold.  I have forgotten more thoughts about Mulder and Scully and the rest of the crew than most people have even had, and I have written and written and written until these blorbos are engraved in my bones.  Look for me in the deep places; find me at the wellspring writing with water on slates.  Listen for me on the wind, whispering “fuuuuuuuck chris carterrrrrrrrr.”

[void-ink-studios]

Mermay Day 28: Coelacanth

I'm not sure what it was we saw, on that last night in the darkness. It was so brief, I'm not even certain I saw anything. There were hands, hands like mine, like other Merms. But... it's face... nothing that suggests humanoid intelligence, yet its eyes... It's eyes saw me. Studied me, as I studied him. I... I suspect this Merm might've been the first. The one from which all others emerged. What it's doing all the way down here, I don't know. I think I'll call it the Primordial. I'll call him Adam.

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[theinsomniacindian]

Just remembered the time when I wrote an entire article on living fossils on Word on the family tablet instead of doing Regular Nine Year Old Train Journey Stuff. The autism was definitely going strong in me back then

[keywiitree]

Mermay day 7!!

[thetopichot]

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Charlie Doodles ft. Auron 🎨

Please yeet me, Auron 🎨

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Cat Rizz + 100 Follower Special! 🎨

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ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US- 🎨🖼

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Heyyy *Leans on Hello Kitty Car* 🖼

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Bluey! 🎨

[ej-artyarts]

Day 10 - Ancient Fish

The fish ever: Dunkleosteus

[vtimbertiger]

Yoooo new OCs just dropped

They are lesbians

Fucking around with DnD ideas with Paladin Cello (Trident) and Rogue Miss Mickey (Halfling (secret))

Bonus Drawings (of arguably more intimacy)