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🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKnightia Extinct herring-like fish from the Green River Formation, famous for its abundant fossils.Herring · Rivers and lakes · 1856

WorldBristlemouths A family of abundant deep-sea fish with bioluminescent organs and bristle-like teeth.Other · Open ocean

WorldLanternfish Small bioluminescent mesopelagic fish found in oceans worldwide.Other · Open ocean

🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean

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

Knightia: Wilson44691, CC0, source
Bristlemouths: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Lanternfish: Emma Kissling, Public domain, source
Giant grenadier: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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