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WorldBlue-spotted grouper A widely distributed Indo-Pacific grouper known for its blue spots and invasive impact in Hawaii.Other · Coasts and shelves

WorldOriental sweetlips Striped reef fish with swollen lips found in the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

WorldLongfin batfish A silver marine fish with elongated juvenile fins found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves

WorldOrbicular batfish A round, silvery marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted ratfish Cartilaginous fish with a rat-like tail and venomous spineOther · Coasts and shelves

WorldGolden trevally A bright yellow juvenile marine fish that turns golden-silvery as an adult.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1775

Photo credits on this page

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

Blue-spotted grouper: Jan Ebr, CC BY 4.0, source
Oriental sweetlips: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Longfin batfish: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Orbicular batfish: Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Chimaeras: Linda Snook / MBNMS, Public domain, source
Golden trevally: https://www.flickr.com/photos/maveric2003/2090061297/in/photostream/, CC BY 2.0, source

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