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Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for 'living fossil' fish

There may be more coelacanths off Madagascar s coast than previously believed.
Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for coelacanths, the living fossil fish that were considered extinct until a fisherman caught one in 1938.
That incredible first specimen hailed from the coast of South Africa, but coelacanths of the same species
Latimeria chalumnae have since turned up off Tanzania, the Comoros (a group of islands off the eastern coast of Africa) and Madagascar. Now, a new review of the Madagascar fishery bycatch, or accidental catch, reveals that at least 34 confirmed specimens have been caught and that many more likely have been pulled up that never reached the attention of biologists or conservationists. Though the overall population numbers remain a mystery, the authors of the new study suspect that Madagascar may be an important habitat for coelacanths and that it may even be their ancestral home. ....

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Fossil Fish Near Extinction Resurfaces in Gillnets from Shark Fin Trade

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Ghost fish: after 420 million years in the deeps, modern gillnets from shark fin trade drag coelacanths into the light

Ghost fish: after 420 million years in the deeps, modern gillnets from shark fin trade drag coelacanths into the light
by Tony Carnie on 12 May 2021
Undersea canyons off Madagascar may turn out to be the Indian Ocean epicentre for coelacanths, the remarkable “fossil fish” which re-surfaced from apparent extinction in 1938.
Coelacanths have turned up with unexpected frequency in gill-nets set in deep waters to catch sharks for new, commercial markets.
A worrying trend in recent coelacanth catches in Madagascar is the high proportion of pregnant females, which are thought to produce just 140 live babies during their entire lifecycle.
Marine scientists are calling for reinforcement of conservation measures to protect this population from the pressure of incidental gill-net captures driven by the shark fin trade. ....

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