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The coelocanth.
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Which animal was thought extinct but was found alive in the Indian Ocean in 1938?
The fish is a coelacanth. There is a known population around the comoros islands and one has been found more recently In Indonesia
What fish are extinct?
The fish that are thought to be extinct is the rare coecalanth which was extinct for 65 millon years.
What is the name of the fish that thought to be extinct but it was not?
coelacanth
What fish was thought to be extinct until 1938?
ceolacanth
What is the term used to describe an extinct animal that is actually alive?
By definition, there are no extinct species still alive today. Any creature deemed extinct, and then later found to still be alive, must have been wrongly classified. The term for animals or other life forms still with us today is... extant. There are examples of animals thought to have been extinct and then rediscovered in modern times. One is the Coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth,) a primitive fish that was believed to be extinct since the Late Cretaceous Epoch, some 60 or 70 million years ago. The Coelacanth is sometimes called, "a living fossil," since it was discovered in the fossil record before it was later revealed to be extant.
What is the year the first fossil fish found alive?
it was found in souther china
Is the lionfish extinct?
No... lions are at the top of the food chain.. there's nobody takin' them down!
What is a placoderm?
The placoderm is actually an extinct fish, thought to have lived during the Devonian period and is thought to have had broad flat bony plates covering its body.
Are tuna fish still alive?
Yes, we still have living tuna fish on Earth. They are not endangered ... yet. Though if people keep over-fishing, they might become extinct.
Where would coelacanths be located on a branching tree?
A coelacanth is not part of a branching tree but a crossopterygian fish. As one time, it was thought the species was extinct until they found it off the coast of Africa in 1938.
Is a saber-toothed fish extinct?
The sabretooth or sabertooth fish is not extinct. Belonging to the family Evermannellidae, there are eight known species which can be found throughout tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans. Very little is known about these fish as they are found at depths of 200 to 400m.For more information, see the related link.
Are box jellyfish extinct?
No jelly fish are not extinct.
