An exhaustive study of this remarkable fish!
Simply put - the coelacanth is the oldest living member of the animal kingdom on earth. At 400 million years it is also the most fascinating animal - how has it survived that long? How does it live? Where does it live? The questions about this elusive and reclusive fish are answered in this wonderful book! Its discovery is also a fascinating detective story, a long unfolding story that has not ended yet. We still don't everything we would like to know about it and the coelacanth may just outlive our ability to figure it out.