With the aid of the intracranial joint and other cranial muscles, the coelacanth usually swallows its prey whole. Its teeth are designed not so much to grab or slice fish but to prevent them from ...

Females have big teeth and a light-organ on a stalk between their eyes ... It is highly sensitive to vibrations in the water that could be made by prey such as shrimps or small squid and fishes. A ...

Coelacanths are strange fish that are currently ... a mythical dragon from Lorraine folklore and in reference to the large teeth that these fish have on their gills. The specimens are juvenile ...

These “living fossils” are modern-day species that closely resemble their prehistoric ancestors, offering a glimpse into the ...