Safari Ltd CoelacanthSafari Ltd Coelacanth The coelacanth is the common name of a large marine fish that is found today near the Comoro Islands off the east coast of Africa. It belongs to an ancient group of fish that is thought to be closely related to the first amphibians. It is sometimes referred to as a living fossil, because until recently it was thought that all members of the group that it belongs have been extinct for 66 million years. Safari Ltd Model 285729 Size