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19 Keywords: Sarcopterygii, Coelacanthiformes, Coelacanthidae, Coelacanthus sharjah, Coelacanth, Sharjah Coelacanth, Arabian Coelacanth, Emirati Coelacanth, Fossil, New species, Sharjah Natural History and Botanical Museum, Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Near East, Middle East. The anterior part of the new Coelacanth fish fossil † Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013 at Sharjah Natural History and Botanical Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 26.09.2013. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/9967289834/ Introduction During a visit to Sharjah Natural History and Botanical Museum in Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Thursday 26.09.2013, I examined and took measurements of a Coelacanth Fish Fossil. After examining the Coelacanthus fish at Sharjah Natural History Museum, I began comparing between the different Coelacanthus fossil species. There are ten Coelacanthus recognized species: † Coelacanthus banffensis Lambe, 1916; † Coelacanthus evolutus Beltan, 1980; † Coelacanthus gracilis Agassiz, 1844; † Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 106 – October 2013