Later, experiments conducted from a submersible confirmed that coelacanths can detect and respond to electrical fields in the water, strongly implicating the rostral organ for this role.

Coelacanths are difficult to classify ... They may be flattened from side to side, as in the angelfish, allowing them to maneuver in narrow spaces. Fishes that are flattened from top to bottom ...

One of the most extraordinary examples? The coelacanth, a fish thought to have vanished 65 million years ago. Imagine the surprise when, in 1938, this so-called “extinct” fish was discovered ...