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🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreIlish Anadromous herring species prized as a delicacy in South Asia and the Middle East.Herring · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSnakeskin gourami A large Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its striped pattern and air-breathing ability.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGreen chromide A brackish water cichlid native to India and Sri Lanka.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1790

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

Ilish: Nahid Sultan This work was made by Nahid Sultan and released under the, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Snakeskin gourami: Bochr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Green chromide: Arayilpdas at Malayalam Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, source

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