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🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreWolf fish A predatory freshwater ray-finned fish found across Central and South America.Other · Rivers and lakes

WorldSnakehead Elongated freshwater predators with air-breathing organs found in Asia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida gar A spotted freshwater fish native to the southeastern United States.Other · Rivers and lakes

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

Wolf fish: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
Snakehead: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Florida gar: Infinitysend at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source

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