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RiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA 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 ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-NicolaRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA 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 ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola
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🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican eel A catadromous fish that migrates between North American rivers and the Sargasso Sea to spawn.Eel · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted seatrout Estuarine drum fish of the US southeast coastOther · Estuaries and mangroves North AmericaAtlantic croaker Noisy marine fish of the western Atlantic coastOther · Coasts and shelves WorldBluefish Aggressive marine pelagic fish found in temperate and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida pompano A fast-growing marine fish prized for food and sport fishing.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreHogfish A western Atlantic wrasse with a pig-like snout.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMutton snapper A colourful Atlantic reef fish prized for its meat.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1828 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNorthern red snapper A large, red reef fish of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1860 EuropeTurbot Large left-eyed flatfish prized for its white fleshFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 morePlaice A group of flatfish species, including the commercially vital European plaice, found in northern seas.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves WorldMahi-mahi Fast-growing tropical surface fish with vivid coloursOther · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldPacific cod A large bottom-dwelling fish of the northern Pacific Ocean.Cod · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇿 New ZealandBlue cod A temperate marine fish endemic to New Zealand known for its blue-green colour and territorial behaviour.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic Spanish mackerel Migratory mackerel with yellow spots found in the Gulf and Atlantic.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇲🇻 Maldives and 4 moreSkipjack tuna A fast-swimming tropical tuna vital to global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean EuropeEuropean plaice A common flatfish with orange spots found on European sandy seabeds.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves South AsiaStreaked Spanish mackerel A striped mackerel of the Indian Ocean coastsTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1829 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCoho salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for silver ocean phase and red spawning colours.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes WorldJohn Dory Coastal marine fish with a dark spot and binocular visionOther · Coasts and shelves Brill EuropeBrill A slender flatfish found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇴 Norway and 1 moreBrosme A deep-water North Atlantic cod-like fish known for its single dorsal fin and commercial value.Cod · Coasts and shelves 🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 moreLumpfish A round, sucker-finned fish from the North Atlantic, prized for its roe and use in salmon farming.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 EuropeLemon sole A right-eyed flatfish from Northern European seas.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreBlue grenadier A slender, silvery deep-sea fish from the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreAustralasian snapper Coastal porgie prized for food in Australia and New ZealandPerch-like · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreYellowtail snapper A swift, golden-tailed reef fish of the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1791 EuropeCommon sole A prized flatfish from the Atlantic and Mediterranean seabeds.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreSaithe A silver and green Atlantic fish known as coalfish or saithe.Cod · Coasts and shelves EuropePollack A marine fish found in the north-east Atlantic.Cod · Coasts and shelves WorldAmerican plaice North Atlantic flatfish found on soft seabedsFlatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreGilt-head bream A prized Mediterranean food fish with a golden head band.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreAlaska pollock A major North Pacific cod species used for surimi and fillets.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1814 🇺🇸 United StatesHardhead catfish A marine catfish of the western Atlantic with a bony head plate and paternal mouthbrooding.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves 🇨🇳 ChinaLarge yellow croaker A golden marine fish farmed in East Asia.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1846 WorldDorab wolf-herring Slender coastal fish of the Indo-PacificOther · Coasts and shelves WorldIndian halibut A primitive flatfish with spiny dorsal rays and night habits.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreSpotted sea catfish A tropical catfish found in Indo-Pacific watersCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1792 WorldGrey triggerfish A hardy Atlantic fish known for its locking dorsal spines and tough skin.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1789 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGag grouper A large, mottled grey grouper from the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1879 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBlackfin tuna The smallest species of tuna, found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesBlack sea bass Western Atlantic reef fish prized for its white fleshPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreRed grouper A large marine fish from the western Atlantic known for its reddish colour and role in reef ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1828 Indo-Pacific king mackerel 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreIndo-Pacific king mackerel A prized spotted mackerel of the Indian Ocean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreHaddock A North Atlantic cod family fish known for its black shoulder blotch and smoked preparations.Cod · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldAlbacore A large, long-finned tuna species known for its white meat and global distribution.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1788 WorldPollock Two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius.Cod · Coasts and shelves
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