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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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Tuna, marlin, sturgeon, the larger sharks and rays. 167 fish.

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🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBat ray A large eagle ray with wing-like fins found in the eastern Pacific.Ray · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSpiny butterfly ray A large Atlantic ray with a tail spine, valued for food and now critically endangered in many areas.Ray · Estuaries and mangroves

🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreReticulate whipray A large spotted stingray from the western Indian Ocean and eastern Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1789

WorldCowtail stingray Large Indo-Pacific stingray with a distinctive tail fold.Ray · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreGiant freshwater stingray The widest freshwater fish in the world, found in Southeast Asian rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes · 1852

EuropeCommon stingray A venomous ray of Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1758

WorldGiant guitarfish A large coastal ray found in the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea, facing severe population declines.Ray · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United StatesBig skate Largest skate in North American Pacific watersRay · Coasts and shelves · 1855

🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreNarrow sawfish A rare ray with a toothed snout found in Indo-Pacific waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves

Photo credits on this page

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

Bat ray: Martin Holst Friborg Pedersen, CC BY 2.0, source
Spiny butterfly ray: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Public domain, source
Reticulate whipray: Aurimas Mikalauskas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Cowtail stingray: Julien Willem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Giant freshwater stingray: Barry Rogge, CC BY 2.0, source
Common stingray: Chris Taklis, CC BY 4.0, source
Giant guitarfish: Peter Giger, CC BY 2.0, source
Big skate: NOAA - AFSC, Public domain, source
Narrow sawfish: Hamid Badar Osmany, CC BY 3.0, source

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