1st 1991. 252pp. ills. photos, line drawings. The coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnea), considered extinct for 70 million years, was rediscovered in 1938 off the coast of southern Africa. This book describes the early discoveries and identification of the species, and brings together what is known or conjectured about its life, behavior, reproduction, population & conservation. Notes, index.. Cloth. Very Good, no Djkt.
