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WorldBluehead wrasse A small Atlantic reef fish known for changing sex and colour.Other · Coral reefs

🇦🇺 AustraliaRed handfish A rare Australian fish that crawls on the sea floor using hand-like fins.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1844

WorldThree-spined stickleback Small northern fish known for rapid evolution and complex breeding.Other · Rivers and lakes

WorldNinespine stickleback Small freshwater fish with variable spines found across the Northern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes

South AsiaGreen spotted puffer Small brackish water pufferfish with a tiny genomeOther · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 AustraliaSpotted handfish Rare Australian fish that walks on the sea floor using hand-like fins.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1804

Photo credits on this page

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

Bluehead wrasse: (c) JamesLaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
Red handfish: Mark Green/CSIRO Marine Research, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, source
Three-spined stickleback: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Ninespine stickleback: Piet Spaans, Public domain, source
Green spotted puffer: Starseed, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Spotted handfish: Barry Bruce, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, source

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