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Fish Thought Extinct, but Not


name         Jose D. H.
status       student
age          17

Question -   What is the fish that was recently thought to be extinct but 
was found alive?
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I believe you are thinking of the coelocanth which was found off the coast of
Madagascar.

vanhoeck
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