Mongabay News.Their re-emergence is partly because of fishermen using gillnets in their shark-hunting expeditions.As they continue to target sharks for their fins and oil these deep-sea nets are able to reach where the fish gathers, around 328 to 492 feet below the water's surface.The species, which dates back 420 million years, was thought to have been extinct until 1938.But the conservation news site said scientists were shocked to find a member of the "Latimeria chalumnae" species still alive, with its eight fins, a specific spotting pattern on the scales and huge bodies.A recent study in the SA Journal of Science indicated that the coelacanths might face a new threat to survival with the uptick in shark hunting, which began booming in.
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