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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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North AmericaYellow stingray Small, camouflaging stingray of the western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1816

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCownose ray A migratory coastal ray with a distinctive head shape.Ray · Coasts and shelves

WorldPelagic stingray The only stingray that lives in the open ocean.Ray · Open ocean · 1832

WorldMangrove whipray A spotted stingray of Indo-Pacific mangroves and reefs.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves · 1883

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic stingray Small stingray found in Atlantic coastal waters and fresh rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1824

🇨🇦 CanadaPacific electric ray A large electric ray from the northeastern Pacific coast.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1855 EuropeBlue skate A large, slow-growing ray native to the northeast Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758

Photo credits on this page

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

Yellow stingray: Chris Spain, CC0, source
Cownose ray: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pelagic stingray: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mangrove whipray: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Atlantic stingray: ksr8s, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Pacific electric ray: Yzx, Public domain, source

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