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🇳🇬 NigeriaGymnarchus African electric fish with a long dorsal fin used for swimming and sensing prey.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1829

Sub-Saharan AfricaSynodontis A large African genus of spotted catfish known for squeaking sounds and belly-up swimming.Catfish · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreBlobfish A gelatinous deep-sea fish from Australia and New Zealand waters.Other · Deep sea

WorldHeadstander South American freshwater fish known for swimming with their heads pointed downwards.Other · Rivers and lakes

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Gymnarchus: Wiki-Harfus ; modified by Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Synodontis: Paweł Cieśla Staszek_Szybki_Jest, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blobfish: Alan Riverstone McCulloch (1885-1925), Public domain, source
Headstander: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source

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