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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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

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

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

WorldCretoxyrhina Extinct Cretaceous mackerel shark known as the Ginsu sharkShark · Open ocean · 1822

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreStethacanthus Extinct Devonian-Carboniferous shark with a distinctive anvil-shaped dorsal fin.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1874

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

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

Great white shark: Sharkdiver.com, Public domain, source
Megalodon: Géry PARENT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cladoselache: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
Stethacanthus: Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Cretoxyrhina: Creator:Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY 3.0, source
Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source

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