The ceolocanth book

Chapter 5
Protecting ceolocanths





Ceolocaths are very rare.
We must protect ceolocanths from being extinct.
There must be more to fascinate people.
Please help protecting ceolocaths.

The ceolocanth book

Chapter 4
In the deep




Ceolocanths can only stand the deep and cold waters.
Here is why:
Shallow waters have less water, so they receive more sunlight.
But as you get deeper, the water is very cold and deep and receives less sunlight, just right for a ceolocanth.

The ceolocanth book

Chapter 3
Caught!




In 1938 a fisherman was catching fish off the coast of Madagascar.
Then the fisherman decided to catch fish in the deep.
He dipped the net deeper in the ocean.
Soon he was pulling up his net when a miracle happened!
Just as he inspected his fish he saw a strange fish.
Its eyes were cloudy and it had lots of fins.
He took the fish to scientists who looked at the fish closely.
Then they gasped.
" It's a coelocanth!" they said.
Since then more have been caught.

The ceolocanth book

Chapter 2
ceolocanth fossils




Fossils are bones and markings of animals that lived long ago.
Ceolocanths can be fossils
Ceolocanths back then looked like ceolocanths today except smaller.
Ceolocanths lived in the Paleozoic (pa-leo-zo-ik) era.

The ceolocanth book

Chapter 1
What is a ceolocanth?



A ceolocanth is a big fish that started living millions of years ago.
Unlike most fish, ceolocanthes have a lot of fins.