- The kamongo was a fish that breathed air.
- What does that prove?
- Nothing. Except that the kamongo fish, which has lungs, exists today, right here in the Amazon. It hasn't changed in all these millions of years.
12 seconds sound clip from the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:40:41.472 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- The unknown always seems unbelievable, Lucas.
- This is no legend, as you'll soon see for yourself.
- Interesting that the fossil I found was out of the same period.
- The kamongo was a fish that breathed air.
- That doesn't prove the possibility of a gill-man.
- I was sure I had him in my finder.
- For a merman, he takes a fine picture.
- This wasn't imagination, Doctor.
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