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WorldLamprey Jawless fish with a sucking mouth found in temperate waters worldwide.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreBigmouth buffalo A long-lived North American freshwater fish known for its terminal mouth and exceptional lifespan.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

WorldGiant oceanic manta ray The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827

🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829

🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican paddlefish Ancient freshwater fish with a sensory snout and filter-feeding habits.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1792

WorldBasking shark The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreLeedsichthys Extinct Jurassic giant filter-feeding fish, the largest known bony fish.Ancient · Open ocean · 1889

Photo credits on this page

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

Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bigmouth buffalo: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
American paddlefish: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source
Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
Leedsichthys: Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY 3.0, source

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