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🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreRipon barbel A large freshwater cyprinid from East African lakes and rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1900

WorldLabeobarbus A genus of mid-sized ray-finned fish widely distributed in eastern and southern Africa.Carp · Rivers and lakes

WorldStareater Small deep-sea fish with a red glowing lureOther · Deep sea

WorldBlack dragonfish Deep-sea fish with infrared light and stalked larval eyesOther · Open ocean

WorldPacific blackdragon Deep-sea fish with light-absorbing skin and a glowing chin lure.Other · Open ocean

Photo credits on this page

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

Ripon barbel: Georges Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Labeobarbus: Brian.gratwicke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Stareater: Peter Marriott, Public domain, source
Black dragonfish: GM. Woodward, Public domain, source
Pacific blackdragon: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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