14/01/2022 04:39 (UTC)

90-year-old plus Australian lungfish is oldest captive fish in US

San Francisco, Jan 13 (EFE/EPA).- A 90-year-old plus Australian lungfish named Methuselah is now the oldest living fish in captivity in the United States.

The fish was acquired in 1938 by the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco and was brought to the US in a steamship from Queensland, Australia.

Biologist are unsure whether Methuselah is a male or female. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).

SHOT LIST: THE AUSTRALIAN LUNGFISH METHUSELAH LIVES IN FISH TANK IN THE STEINHART AQUARIUM, AT THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, IN SAN FRANICSCO, CALIFORNIA, US.

Metadata

Date: 14/01/2022 04:07 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Environmental issue » Conservation
Environmental issue
Human interest » Animal
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 306 seconds
Reference: 55007839388
Relevance: Normal