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The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco believes it has the world's oldest living fish in an aquarium.
位于旧金山的加州科学院认为它的水族馆里有世界上最长寿的活体养殖鱼。
The fish is an Australian lungfish, and it lives in a glass container in a museum.
这条鱼是一种澳大利亚肺鱼，它生活在博物馆的玻璃容器里。
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper first wrote about the fish in 1947.
《旧金山纪事报》在1947年首次报道了这条鱼。
The story said the fish looked "strange" and might have been an example of the link between animals that lived in the ocean and those that lived on land.
报道称，这条鱼看起来“很奇怪”，可能是生活在海洋和陆地上的动物之间联系的一种动物。
The fish is named Methuselah after a person said to have lived 969 years in the Bible.
这条鱼被命名为玛士撒拉，玛士撒拉是《圣经》中一个据说活了969年的人。
While she is not that old, biologists at the aquarium think the fish is about 90 years old.
虽然她没有那么老，但水族馆的生物学家认为这条鱼大约有90岁了。
They believe it is the oldest living example of a lungfish in an aquarium.
他们认为它是水族馆中现存的最长寿的肺鱼。
Until a few years ago, the oldest Australian lungfish was at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
直到几年前，最长寿的澳大利亚肺鱼是在芝加哥的谢德水族馆。
But that fish, named Granddad, died in 2017 at the age of 95.
但那条名为“老爷爷”的鱼于2017年去世，享年95岁。
"By default," said biologist Allan Jan, "Methuselah is the oldest."
生物学家艾伦·简说：“默认情况下，玛士撒拉是最长寿的。”
Jan looks after the fish in San Francisco.
简在旧金山照料这条鱼。
He believes the fish is female but does not know for sure.
他认为这条鱼是雌性的，但不确定。
The aquarium plans to take a very small part of the fish's fin and send it to scientists in Australia.
该水族馆计划从这条鱼的鳍上取下非常小的一部分，并将其送到澳大利亚的科学家那里。
The scientists will try to confirm the fish's age and sex.
科学家们将设法确认这条鱼的年龄和性别。
Jan said Methuselah likes getting rubbed on her back.
简说玛士撒拉喜欢有人抚摸她的背。
He compared her to an "underwater puppy" or young dog.
他把她比作一只“水下小狗”。
She is a little longer than one meter and weighs about 20 kilograms.
她一米多一点长，体重约20公斤。
Jeanette Peach is a spokeswoman for the aquarium.
珍妮特·佩奇是该水族馆的发言人。
She said the fish enjoys eating fresh figs, a type of fruit.
她说，这条鱼喜欢吃一种水果——新鲜的无花果。
"She won't eat them when they're frozen," Peach said.
佩奇说：“她不吃冷冻的无花果”。
The aquarium has two other Australian lungfish.
该水族馆还有另外两条澳大利亚肺鱼。
Jan said they are thought to be in their 40s or 50s.
简说，它们被认为是40多岁或50多岁。
The species is now threatened and can no longer be exported from Australian waters.
该物种现在受到威胁，不能再从澳大利亚水域出口。
So, getting another lungfish after Methuselah is not likely.
因此，在玛士撒拉之后再得到一条肺鱼是不太可能的。
"We just give her the best possible care we can provide, and hopefully she thrives," Jan said.
简说：“我们只是尽我们所能给她最好的照顾，希望她能茁壮成长。”
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