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🇺🇸 United StatesGuadalupe bass A rare Texas endemic black bass prized by anglers for its fighting spirit.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePumpkinseed A small freshwater fish native to eastern North America, known for its bright colours and red ear flap.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1793

🇺🇸 United StatesDelta smelt A tiny, endangered fish native to California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1963

🇬🇧 United KingdomSchelly Rare whitefish of the English Lake DistrictSalmonid · Rivers and lakes

🇷🇺 RussiaComephorus Two species of pelagic sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1800

🇬🇧 United KingdomGwyniad Rare whitefish found only in one Welsh lakeSalmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1848

WorldAphyosemion A large genus of small African killifish kept in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian lungfish Ancient air-breathing fish endemic to Queensland rivers, known for its longevity and living fossil status.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1871

🇺🇸 United StatesLeast killifish A tiny North American fish that gives birth to live young and measures just two centimetres long.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Lungfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Guadalupe bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source
Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Delta smelt: Peterson, B. Moose / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
Schelly: Melissaann7391, CC0, source
Comephorus: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Gwyniad: Peter Malloch, Public domain, source
Aphyosemion: Violaine2, CC BY 3.0, source
Least killifish: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source

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