Coelacanth dissected for research

Coelacanth dissected for research

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A coelacanth, which has features of an ancient fish, is anatomized at the Tokyo Institute of Technology Dec. 22 for scientific research on a evolution process of fishes moving up to land from the sea. The coelacanth, 120 centimeters long and weighing 45 kilograms, has been presented to institute professor Norihiro Okada from a Tanzanian institute. Prince Akishino (C, in back) is watching the event. (Kyodo)

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