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WorldToothfish A genus of large marine fish from the Southern Hemisphere, known commercially as Chilean sea bass.Other · Deep sea · 1898

WorldCrocodile shark Smallest living mackerel shark with large eyes and oily liverShark · Open ocean · 1936 WorldSlender tuna A southern ocean tuna with oily flesh and a slender build.Tuna · Open ocean

WorldOilfish Deep-sea snake mackerel with oily, laxative flesh.Other · Open ocean

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreMenhaden Small silver forage fish that filter plankton and support marine food webs.Herring · Coasts and shelves

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

Toothfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Crocodile shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Oilfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Anchovy: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Menhaden: Thomas William Smillie, Public domain, source

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