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Back from the dead: “Extinct” fish rediscovered in a remote Bolivian pond after 20 years

A tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat ...
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Meet The World’s Oldest Fish—Presumed Extinct For 60 Million Years, Then Rediscovered In A Small Fishing Town

The ancient coelacanth, a lobe-finned fish, is a “living fossil” in every sense of the term. Biologists believe this supreme survivor has undergone little change in 400 million years. Here’s its story ...
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Fish Declared Extinct in the 1980s Is 'Back from the Brink' with Over 200 Released into the Wild

The rare fish was last spotted in Victoria, Australia in 1929 North Central CMA A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia. The olive perchlet, a small ...
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Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...