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Concepts
WorldGreat white shark
A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldNile perch
Large freshwater predator native to Africa, now invasive in many lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldViperfish
Deep-sea fish with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent lures in the genus Chauliodus.Other · Open ocean · 1801
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreKaluga
A massive semi-anadromous sturgeon from the Amur River basin hunted for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreTropical gar
A small freshwater predator from Central America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar
Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758
WorldMegalodon
Extinct giant mackerel shark from the Miocene to Pliocene epochs.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1843
🇺🇸 United StatesCladoselache
Extinct Late Devonian shark-like fish known for well-preserved fossils and streamlined body.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish
Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861
WorldHaplochromis
A large ray-finned fish genus from East Africa known for rapid evolution and aquarium popularity.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1888
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreMalawi eyebiter
Predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi known for its narrow body and unique feeding habits.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreLargemouth bass
A large freshwater predator native to North America, prized by anglers and invasive in many regions.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1802
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreMuskellunge
Large freshwater predatory fish native to North America and the largest member of the pike family.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreWolf fish
A predatory freshwater ray-finned fish found across Central and South America.Other · 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
🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSiamese tigerfish
A critically endangered freshwater perch from Indochina.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1998
🇨🇺 CubaCuban gar
Large tropical freshwater predator native to western Cuba.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldSnakehead
Elongated freshwater predators with air-breathing organs found in Asia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreFerox trout
Large predatory trout native to deep glacial lakes in Britain and Ireland.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1835
Southeast AsiaGiant snakehead
A large freshwater predator from Southeast Asia known for air breathing and invasive potential.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreMandarin fish
Freshwater predatory perch native to East AsiaPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1855
WorldSabertooth fish
Small deep-sea aulopiforms with large recurved teeth and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreHoplias aimara
A large freshwater predator from South America known for its size and mercury accumulation.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846
WorldCretoxyrhina
Extinct Cretaceous mackerel shark known as the Ginsu sharkShark · Open ocean · 1822
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreElectric eel
Neotropical freshwater fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks for hunting and defence.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1766
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese paddlefish
A giant freshwater predator from China that is now extinct.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1862
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreLake chub
A small cold-water minnow native to Canada and the northern US.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSpotted gar
A small North American freshwater fish with a long snout and spotted scales.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1860
🇯🇵 JapanNigorobuna
Wild carp from Lake Biwa used for fermented sushi.Carp · Rivers and lakes
WorldTelescopefish
Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and an elongated tail fin.Other · Deep sea · 1901
WorldDeepsea lizardfish
A deep-ocean predator with a flattened head and large eyes found in tropical seas worldwide.Other · Deep sea · 1878
WorldThaumatichthys
A genus of deep-sea anglerfish with a unique internal lure and hinged jaws.Shark · Deep sea · 1908
WorldStareater
Small deep-sea fish with a red glowing lureOther · Deep sea
WorldChaunax
A genus of deep-sea anglerfishes known for their large mouths and luring habits.Shark · Deep sea · 1846
WorldAnglerfish
Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829
WorldSloane's viperfish
Deep-sea dragonfish with huge teeth and light organsOther · Open ocean · 1801
WorldBlack swallower
Deep-sea fish that eats prey larger than itselfOther · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United StatesEastern mosquitofish
A small livebearing fish native to the eastern US, now invasive in many regions.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1859
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
- Nile perch: Pavel Zuber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Viperfish: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022, Public domain, source
- Kaluga: あおもりくま（Aomorikuma）, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tropical gar: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Megalodon: Géry PARENT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cladoselache: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
- African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Haplochromis: User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malawi eyebiter: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
- Largemouth bass: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Muskellunge: Engbretson, Eric / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- Wolf fish: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
- Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cuban gar: Poleta33, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Siamese tigerfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Snakehead: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Ferox trout: Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), Public domain, source
- Giant snakehead: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Mandarin fish: Andshel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hoplias aimara: Lars Simonsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cretoxyrhina: Creator:Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY 3.0, source
- Electric eel: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chinese paddlefish: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
- Lake chub: Konrad P. Schmidt, Public domain, source
- Spotted gar: Brian.gratwicke on English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
- Nigorobuna: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Telescopefish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Deepsea lizardfish: Bideault, Public domain, source
- Thaumatichthys: see above, Public domain, source
- Stareater: Peter Marriott, Public domain, source
- Chaunax: Robert Mintern, Public domain, source
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Sloane's viperfish: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Black swallower: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Eastern mosquitofish: JeffreyGammon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source