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🇦🇺 AustraliaEel-tailed catfish Venomous freshwater catfish native to eastern AustraliaCatfish · Rivers and lakes WorldStriped eel catfish Venomous Indo-Pacific catfish with eel-like finsCatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreMottled eel Tropical freshwater eel found in Africa and AsiaEel · Rivers and lakes · 1844 WorldRibbon eel A colour-changing moray eel from Indo-Pacific reefs.Eel · Coral reefs 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreShort-finned eel A catadromous eel native to Australia and New Zealand.Eel · Rivers and lakes 🇸🇪 SwedenEuropean eel A catadromous fish with a mysterious ocean spawning cycle and critically endangered status.Eel · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZig-zag eel A large freshwater spiny eel native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its zigzag pattern and predatory habits.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1777 🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand longfin eel A large, long-lived freshwater eel endemic to New Zealand, known for its extended dorsal fin and endangered status.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1874 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreElectric eel Neotropical freshwater fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks for hunting and defence.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1766 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreAsian swamp eel A freshwater, air-breathing fish native to Asia and introduced elsewhere.Eel · Rivers and lakes 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreOne-stripe spiny eel Small spiny eel from South Asian fresh and brackish watersEel · Rivers and lakes WorldPelican eel A deep-sea eel with a massive hinged jaw and ultra-black skin found in all oceans.Eel · Deep sea WorldSlender snipe eel A deep-sea eel with a bird-like beak and extreme length.Eel · Open ocean Fire eel 🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreFire eel Large spiny eel with red markings from Southeast AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 morePeacock eel A small freshwater spiny eel from Southeast Asia.Eel · Rivers and lakes WorldGrey eeltail catfish A marine catfish found in the Indo-Pacific.Catfish · Coasts and shelves · 1822 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican eel A catadromous fish that migrates between North American rivers and the Sargasso Sea to spawn.Eel · Rivers and lakes WorldSpotted garden eel Small spotted eel living in sandy burrows in the Indo-Pacific.Eel · Coral reefs WorldMoray eel A global family of elongated marine eels known for their powerful jaws and patterned skin.Eel · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSteelhead Anadromous form of the rainbow trout that migrates between ocean and freshwater.Salmonid · Between sea and river North AmericaGreen moray Largest tropical Atlantic moray eel with green mucus coatingEel · Coasts and shelves WorldLoach Small bottom-dwelling freshwater fish found across Eurasia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758 🇮🇩 IndonesiaKuhli loach A slender, nocturnal freshwater fish from Southeast Asia popular in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreSea trout Anadromous form of brown trout that migrates between sea and rivers.Salmonid · Between sea and river 🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreFrilled shark An ancient, eel-like deep-sea shark with six pairs of gill slits and needle teeth.Shark · Open ocean · 1884 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreBlue lyretail A colourful West African killifish kept in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1911 🇸🇳 Senegal and 3 moreSenegal bichir Ancient African fish that breathes air and walks on landAncient · Rivers and lakes WorldHagfish Eel-shaped jawless marine animals known for producing vast amounts of slime.Eel · Open ocean 🇵🇹 PortugalEuropean conger A large marine eel found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.Eel · Coasts and shelves Zebra moray WorldZebra moray A striped reef eel that eats hard-shelled prey.Eel · Coral reefs WorldLamprey Jawless fish with a sucking mouth found in temperate waters worldwide.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePacific hagfish A jawless, slime-producing fish found in the deep Pacific Ocean.Ancient · Deep sea WorldSnowflake moray A speckled marine eel found in Indo-Pacific reefs.Eel · Coasts and shelves 🇦🇺 AustraliaGiant moray A large Indo-Pacific eel known for its size and role in reef ecosystems.Eel · Coral reefs 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBlue walleye Extinct colour variant of the walleye from the Great LakesPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1926 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRazorback sucker Endangered river fish with a distinctive back ridgeOther · Rivers and lakes North AmericaRainbow trout A cold-water trout native to the Pacific basin with a distinctive red stripe.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792

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