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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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They continued:  The discovery of a substantial population of coelacanths through handline fishing on the steep volcanic slopes of Comoros archipelago initially provided an important source of museum specimens and was the main focus of coelacanth research for almost 40 years.    
As such, the experts note their findings emphasize the importance of the Onilahy marine canyon in southwest Madagascar as an especially important habitat and provides the basis for the development of a national program of research and conservation.
However, Tony Ribbink, former head of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Program (ACEP), said it s not quite clear that Madagascar plays such a vital role to the coelacanth population. ....

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