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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLeopard coral grouper A spotted reef predator prized for food across the Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1802

Southeast AsiaHumpback grouper A spotted marine fish with a distinctive humped head profile.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1828

North AmericaNassau grouper A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs

WorldBluefin trevally Large tropical marine predator with electric blue finsPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1833

WorldEmperor red snapper Large Indo-Pacific reef snapper with distinctive juvenile bands.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1816

Photo credits on this page

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

Leopard coral grouper: portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Humpback grouper: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source
Bluefin trevally: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Emperor red snapper: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and relea, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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