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Which fish were thought to be extinct, but were actually found in living populations?

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Coelacanths were thought to have become extinct in the Late Cretaceous, around 66 million years ago, but were rediscovered in 1938 off the coast of South Africa
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Coelacanth was thought to be extinct but were actually found in living populations
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