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The fish is a coelacanth. There is a known population around the comoros islands and one has been found more recently In Indonesia

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Q: Which animal was thought extinct but was found alive in the Indian Ocean in 1938?
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Animal in Indian ocean?

there's alot but a few examples are the ceolocath, deugongs, and sharks the Indian ocean has alot of wild life some in which hasn't been discovered yet. one example is the ceolocanth, a large fish that thought to be extinct but was found in recent years.


What animal type is a dodo?

A Dodo was a kind of bird that lived on an island in the Indian Ocean. It is extinct now, and the last sighting of one was in the 17th century.


Where were dodos extinct?

Dodos were endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This is where they also became extinct.


Where does a dodo bird live when it was not extinct?

on the island of Mauritius in the Indian ocean


Where on Earth does the Dodo bird live?

The Dodo bird became extinct around the year 1681, however before they died out it is thought that they inhabited the island of Mauritius, located in the Indian ocean.


On which island did the now extinct dodo bird once live?

They came form MAURITIUS, a small island in the Indian Ocean.


A bird that is extinct?

The dodo bird used to live on Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean


Once though extinct for millennia the coelacanth turned out to be a popular menu item in the Comoros Islands in what ocean?

Indian Ocean


Is a great white shark a Indian animal?

I don't think they live in the Indian Ocean


What is the smallest animal that lives in the Indian ocean?

blue whale


What is the oldest aquatic animal?

West Indian Ocean coelacanth


How does the animal and plant life contribute to the Indian Ocean?

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