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Fish of North America

190 fish from North America on EveryFish so far.

🇺🇸 United StatesGaribaldi Bright orange damselfish and official marine state fish of California.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1860

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreCaribbean reef shark Large requiem shark of western Atlantic coral reefsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1876

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHorn shark Small spotted bullhead shark from the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1855

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreAtlantic goliath grouper A massive saltwater fish found in the Atlantic Ocean, known for its size and protected status.Other · Coasts and shelves

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Garibaldi: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Caribbean reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Horn shark: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0, source
Atlantic goliath grouper: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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