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Coelacanths give birth to live young, in clutches numbering
between five and 26. In 1975, scientists at the American
Museum of Natural History dissected a coelacanth and found
five well-developed embryos. While no one has ever observed
the fish "in the act," it is known that eggs are fertilized
internally. Coelacanth pups derive nutrients primarily from
the yolk but also from nutrients secreted into the uterine
cavity as well as by consuming unfertilized eggs.
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