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🇺🇸 United StatesFlagfish Small Florida pupfish with a US flag patternLivebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1879

🇦🇺 AustraliaMurray River rainbowfish Colourful freshwater fish from southeastern Australia.Other · Rivers and lakes

South AsiaIndian glassy fish Small transparent freshwater fish popular in home aquariumsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreYoyo loach Freshwater fish with yoyo-shaped markingsOther · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 IndiaCanara pearlspot Endangered freshwater cichlid from South Karnataka.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Murray River rainbowfish: Bahudhara, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Indian glassy fish: w:en:User:Quatermass, Public domain, source
Yoyo loach: Orishas92, Public domain, source
Canara pearlspot: Francis Day, Public domain, source

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