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WorldGreat white shark A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSauger A freshwater perch species native to North American rivers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1834

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

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSabre carp A silvery surface feeder from Eastern Europe and Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes

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

🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872

Photo credits on this page

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

Great white shark: Sharkdiver.com, Public domain, source
Sauger: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Sabre carp: Krüger, Public domain, source
Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
Pacific lamprey: Dave Herasimtschuk, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, source

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