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Researchers stunned after netting 'vanished' species 80 years after last sighting: 'The resolution of this long-standing mystery'

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The Chel snakehead (Channa amphibeus) was first described in 1840 in India 's Chel River system.

Despite repeated searches over the years , the fish remained undetected, leading some experts to believe it was extinct.

The discovery highlights the resilience of biodiversity and raises hopes that other species thought to be lost could still be found.