Once extinct 'zombie fish' comes back from the dead

By Cassandra Morgan
Updated April 9 2023 - 12:18pm, first published 12:14pm
The southern purple-spotted gudgeon has been revived in Victoria after being thought extinct. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)
The southern purple-spotted gudgeon has been revived in Victoria after being thought extinct. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

A so-called "zombie fish" thought to have been extinct for 20 years is now officially back from the dead following a successful breeding program.

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