Coelacanth Fish, Museum of Natural History

Summary

Interior view, Division of Fishes exhibit case in the Museum of Natural History, featuring a cast of a coelacanth fish.

Subject

• Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Fishes
• Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Notes

• Archives No. SIA2009-2196
• USNM No. 44746
• This male fish was caught off the Comoro Islands, near the Island of Madagascar. It was believed that the coelacanth was extinct until 1938 when the first live one was caught. Before that time the fish was only known from ancient fossil remains. || See United States National Museum Annual Report, 1958, p. 16.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder 06, Image No. SIA_000095_B44_F06_001

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1957

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Exhibitions
• Museums
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B44_F06_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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