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Comoro Islands

The Comoro Islands are a volcanic archipelago located in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and Mozambique. The islands are home to the most significant known population of the West Indian Ocean coelacanth. The steep, underwater volcanic slopes and dark basalt caves of the archipelago provide the specific, stable environment these prehistoric fish require, sheltering them during the day before they emerge to hunt in the nutrient-rich currents of the deep coastal waters.

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