Editing Coelacanth

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{{Infobox Fish
|name = coelacanth
|ja-name = シーラカンス
|ko-name = 실러캔스
|zh-name = 矛尾鱼
|zht-name = 矛尾魚
|fr-name = Cœlacanthe
|es-name = Celacanto
|it-name = Celacanto
|de-name = Quastenflosser
|nl-name = Coelacant
|ru-name = Латимерия
|image = Coelacanth NH.png
|icon = Coelacanth NH Icon.png
|scientific name = {{wp|Latimeria chalumnae}}<br><small>(West Indian Ocean coelacanth)</small>
|family = {{wp|Latimeriidae}} <small>(coelacanths)</small>
}}
The '''coelacanth''' (pronounced {{wp|Help:IPA/English|ˈsiː.lə.kænθ}}, "see-luh-canth") is a [[sea]] [[fish]] in the {{SER}} that appears in all games. It appears year-round, under specific weather conditions. In {{DnM+}}, {{PG}}, {{DnMe+}}, and {{NH}}, the coelacanth only appears when it is [[Weather#Rain|raining]]. In {{DnM}}, {{WW}}, {{CF}}, and {{NL}}, the coelacanth can appear when it is either raining or [[Weather#Snow|snowing]]. The coelacanth is very rare and sells for 15,000 [[Bell]]s; its rarity is noted by the player in the [[catch quote]]s for all games.

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==Catch details==
===In {{PG|nolink}}===
In {{DnM}}, the coelacanth is the only saltwater fish. It is also available at different times (4 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 9 PM) than in {{PG}} or {{DnMe+}}.

In {{DnMe+|nolink}}, the coelacanth can only be encountered once per play session, even if the player fails to catch it. Saving and quitting and/or restarting the console will allow another encounter.
{{PGFishInfo
| name = coelacanth
| number = 32
| num-dnm = 32
| num-plus = 32
| num-pg = 32
| num-e-plus = 48
| icon = Coelacanth PG Icon.png
| sprite = Coelacanth PG Field Sprite.png
| catchphrase = Would you look at that! I caught a living fossil! I didn't know they really existed!
| catchphrase-display = <big>Would you look at that!</big> I caught a living fossil! I didn't know they really existed!
| availability = All year
| times = 4 PM – 9 AM
| times-dnm = 4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM
| m1 = Yes
| m2 = Yes
| m3 = Yes
| m4 = Yes
| m5 = Yes
| m6 = Yes
| m7 = Yes
| m8-1 = Yes
| m8-2 = Yes
| m9-1 = Yes
| m9-2 = Yes
| m10 = Yes
| m11 = Yes
| m12 = Yes
| location = Sea (raining)
| location-note = Snowing also works in {{DnM|nolink}}, but snowing does not work in {{DnM+|nolink}}, {{PG|nolink}}, or {{DnMe+|nolink}}
| shadow-size = Very large
| rarity = 
| sell = 15000
| tank-width = 2.0
| tank-length = 1.0
| feng-shui = Special
| blathers-quote = Hoo, my goodness! Glorious! Seen in this light, of course, it's quite a grotesque beast. And yet, it does have a certain peculiar allure, wot? You may rest assured that we shall treat it with much affection and respect, wot! My word as a gentleowl.
}}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
{{WWFishInfo
|number= 56
|image = Coelacanth WW Inv Icon.png
|catchphrase= Woah Woah Woah! I caught a living fossil! Amazing! What were you doing down there?
|description= Nocturnal. Their fins look like feet. Unlike other fish, they crawl to swim.
|availability= All year
|time= 4 PM – 9 AM
|m1=yes
|m2=yes
|m3=yes
|m4=yes
|m5=yes
|m6=yes
|m7=yes
|m8-1=yes
|m8-2=yes
|m9-1=yes
|m9-2=yes
|m10=yes
|m11=yes
|m12=yes
|location= Sea (raining or snowing)
|shadow-size= Very large
|fish-size= 150 cm
|rarity= 
|sell= 15,000
|tank-width= 2.0
|tank-length= 1.0
}}

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{CFFishInfo
|number=64
|image=Coelacanth CF Icon.png
|catchphrase=A coelacanth? I caught a living fossil! Amazing! Who knew these things were still around?
|catchphrase-display=<big>A coelacanth?</big> I caught a living fossil! Amazing! Who knew these things were still around?
|description=Called "living fossils," these can grow as big as people.
|availability=All year
|time=4 PM – 9 AM
|m1=Yes
|m2=Yes
|m3=Yes
|m4=Yes
|m5=Yes
|m6=Yes
|m7=Yes
|m8-1=Yes
|m8-2=Yes
|m9-1=Yes
|m9-2=Yes
|m10=Yes
|m11=Yes
|m12=Yes
|location=Sea (raining or snowing)
|shadow-size=Huge
|fish-size=About 60 in.
|sell=15000
|tank-width=2.0
|tank-length=1.0
}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{NLFishInfo
|name = coelacanth
|number = 72
|image = Coelacanth NL Icon.png
|catchphrase = Holy fish sticks! I caught a coelacanth! Am I saying it right?
| catchphrase-display = <big>Holy fish sticks!</big> I caught a coelacanth! Am I saying it right?
| availability = All year
|times = 4 PM – 9 AM
| m1 = Yes
| m2 = Yes
| m3 = Yes
| m4 = Yes
| m5 = Yes
| m6 = Yes
| m7 = Yes
| m8-1 = Yes
| m8-2 = Yes
| m9-1 = Yes
| m9-2 = Yes
| m10 = Yes
| m11 = Yes
| m12 = Yes
|location = Sea (raining or snowing)
|shadow-size = Huge
|fish-size = 150 cm
|sell = 15000
|tank-width = 2.0
|tank-length = 1.0
}}

===In {{PC|short|nolink}}===
{{PCFishInfo/New
|name                       = coelacanth
|number                     = 57
|image                      = Coelacanth PC Icon.png
|location                   = Saltwater Shores
|shadow-size                = 6
|size                       = 125.3 cm – 174.7 cm
|rarity                     = ★★★
|sell                       = 2500
|tier                       = 3
|availability1-start        = 2019-02-18
|availability1-end          = 2019-02-25
|availability1-event        = Fishing Tourney #11: Pink Crystal
|availability2-start        = 2019-08-20
|availability2-end          = 2019-12-27
|availability3-start        = 2020-09-09
|availability3-end          = 2020-12-28
|availability4-start        = 2021-08-29
|availability4-end          = 2021-12-24
|availability5-start        = 2022-09-19
|availability5-end          = 2022-12-26
|availability-latest-start  = 2023-09-15
|availability-latest-end    = 2023-12-26
}}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
Although the [[Critterpedia]] [[NookPhone]] app in {{NH}} states that the snail is available all year, it is unobtainable between the dates of [[November|Nov]] 15th-[[February|Feb]] 24th in the northern [[hemisphere]] and [[May]] 15th-[[August|Aug]] 24th in the southern hemisphere, due to rain being replaced with snow during those dates.
{{NHFishInfo
| name = coelacanth
| number = 80
| image = Coelacanth NH Icon.png
| render = Coelacanth NH.png
| catchphrase = Blast from the past! I caught a coelacanth! Think positive! Be a coela-CAN!
| catchphrase-display = <big>Blast from the past!</big> I caught a coelacanth! Think positive! Be a coela-CAN!
| n-availability = All year
| n-availability-note = Only rains during February 25 - November 15
| n-m1 = Yes
| n-m2 = Yes
| n-m3 = Yes
| n-m4 = Yes
| n-m5 = Yes
| n-m6 = Yes
| n-m7 = Yes
| n-m8 = Yes
| n-m9 = Yes
| n-m10 = Yes
| n-m11 = Yes
| n-m12 = Yes
| s-availability = All year
| s-availability-note = Only rains during January 5 - May 25, and August 25 - December 30
| s-m1 = Yes
| s-m2 = Yes
| s-m3 = Yes
| s-m4 = Yes
| s-m5 = Yes
| s-m6 = Yes
| s-m7 = Yes
| s-m8 = Yes
| s-m9 = Yes
| s-m10 = Yes
| s-m11 = Yes
| s-m12 = Yes
| time = All day
| location = Sea (raining)
| precipitation = Yes
| shadow-size = Huge
| rarity = Rare
| total-catch = 100
| sell-nook = 15000
| sell-cj = 22500
| tank-width = 2.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

==Donating to the museum==
As with all fish in the {{SER}}, the coelacanth can be donated to the [[museum]], followed by a small talk by [[Blathers]] about it.

===In {{PG|nolink}}===
{{Blathers|PG|Hoo, my goodness! Glorious! Seen in this light, of course, it's quite a grotesque beast. And yet, it does have a certain peculiar allure, wot? You may rest assured that we shall treat it with much affection and respect, wot! My word as a gentleowl.}}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
{{Blathers|WW|It was once thought that the coelacanth had gone extinct, eh wot? Indeed, right up until a scholar saw them lined up in a market. Hoo hoo! That would clearly suggest that they are edible, don't you agree? Though I must admit, they don't look like they would taste very good...}}

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{Blathers|CF|Many years ago, the theory was that the coelacanth had gone extinct...But as it turns out, it still exists and has been living deep in the ocean this whole time, wot? Imagine! This fish has known the world since the dinosaurs... Perhaps it's the true master of the sea!}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
:Once the coelacanth is donated, there is information on the board in front of the tank that houses it.
{{Blathers|NL|Coelacanths are ancient fish once believed to be extinct but recently discovered around South Africa. Called "living fossils," they have apparently changed very little over the past 400 million years. They can live for over 60 years and reach lengths of six feet but have rather small brains, even for fish. They have more fins and harder scales than the average fish, making them a rather resilient breed. Their flavour is very different from most fish, and they contain a fat that is indigestible by humans. It's for that second reason that eating them really isn't highly recommended.}}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
{{NHFishDescription}}
{{Blathers|NH|The coelacanth is a deep-sea fish that has been around since the age of the dinosaurs. They were long thought extinct, so when living specimens were discovered, it was quite a shock! Now I'll just have to figure out where in the museum to display it-fish or fossils!}}

When donated, the coelacanth can be found in the north-eastern-most room of the fish exhibit, in the "sea" tank which is near the submersible and diving suit. It shares this tank with the [[barreleye]], [[football fish]], and [[oarfish]].

==Fishing Tourney==
During a [[Fishing Tourney]], when given a coelacanth, [[Chip]] will say the following dialogue.
===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{Chip|CF|It may look nasty, but coelacanth with some tangy Gruyère and cream? Num! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{Chip|NL|I hear coelacanths are too gross to even THINK about eating! I mean, these have got to be REALLY old. No, thank you. Even I'm not eating an ancient fish, no matter how big or rare it may actually be.}}

==Gallery==
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==Real-world information==
[[File:Coelacanth Real.png|thumb|A real-life coelacanth]]
The coelacanth is an ancient order of fish that was, for a long time, believed to be extinct, due to their disappearance from the fossil record 66 million years ago. The first ever live one was caught in 1938. It can grow up to two meters in length and lives for an average of forty-eight years. Coelacanths are found off the south coast of [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]], living in steep rocky shores, sheltering in caves during the day. It can travel around eight kilometers a night in search for food, passively swimming with the current, making it a "slow-moving" fish that only uses its fins to adjust its position. It preys on fish and [[squid]], but some have been known to eat [[eel]]s, skates, and even sharks. Its main predator is likely to be large sharks.
{{See Wikipedia|Coelacanth}}
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==Trivia==
*In {{CF}}, if the player gives a coelacanth to [[Wendell]], he refuses to take it, saying his mother told him to not eat them. This could be due to their rarity, or due to the fact that they are inedible fish in the real world. 

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|ja=シーラカンス
|ja-r=Shīrakansu
|ja-m=Coelacanth
|es=Celacanto
|es-m=Coelacanth
|fr=Cœlacanthe
|fr-m=Coelacanth
|nl= Coelacant
|nl-m= Coelacanth
|de=Quastenflosser
|de-m=Coelacanth
|it=Coelacante<br>Celacanto ({{NL|shortest}})
|it-m=Coelacanth
|ko= 실러캔스
|ko-r= Silleokaenseu
|ko-m= Coelacanth
|zh= 矛尾鱼
|zh-r= máowěiyú
|zh-m= Coelacanth （lit. "spear-tailed fish")
|zht= 矛尾魚
|ChiTR= máowěiyú
|ChiTM= Coelacanth （lit. "spear-tailed fish")
|ru= Латимерия
|ru-r= Latimeriya
|ru-m= From scientific name
}}

==Notes==
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