Methuselah, the oldest fish in the US -- in pictures
Methuselah, an Australian lungfish that was brought to the California Academy of Sciences in 1938 from Australia, swims in its tank in San Francisco, California. AP
Methuselah, an Australian lungfish that was brought to the California Academy of Sciences in 1938 from Australia, rests at the bottom of its tank in San Francisco, California. AP
Senior biologist Allan Jan holds Methuselah. AP
Allan Jan feeds Methuselah, the oldest living fish in captivity in the US. AP
Allan Jan feeds Methuselah. AP
Visitors look at Methuselah the Australian lungfish. AP
Methuselah is the oldest living fish in captivity in the US. AP
Methuselah is suspected to be about 90 years old. AP
Methuselah lives at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. Methuselah is the oldest living fish in captivity in the US. AP
The primitive freshwater fish can breath on land and in water. Methuselah came to San Francisco on a steamship from Queensland, Australia, in 1938 and the details of where she was was collected or who supplied her to the Aquarium are unknown. Biologists are unsure whether Methuselah is a male or female. EPA
Methuselah is the oldest living fish in captivity in the US and can walk on land. EPA
