A 'living fossil' is caught by a fisherman in Indonesia

An extremely rare "living fossil" caught by a fisherman in Indonesia is being examined by scientists.

The 1.3m-long (4.3ft), 50kg (110lb) coelacanth is only the second ever to have been captured in Asia and has been described as a "significant find".

Coelacanths provide researchers with a window into the past; their fossil record dates back 350 million years.



These fish are odd in appearance, looking almost as if they have legs because of their large-lobed fins - they are sometimes dubbed "old four legs". The blue fish can also perform headstands, hovering with their head just over the sea floor, possibly to detect food.

An autopsy and genetic tests are now being carried out to determine more about the specimen.

Sadly it's living no more.