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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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WorldMilk shark A small coastal requiem shark found in tropical waters worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreSpeartooth shark Rare river shark of northern Australia and New GuineaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreNorthern river shark Rare requiem shark of northern Australian and Papuan riversShark · Rivers and lakes · 2008

WorldPigeye shark A robust coastal requiem shark often confused with the bull shark.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839

WorldSandbar shark Large coastal requiem shark with a high dorsal finShark · Coasts and shelves

South AsiaWinghead shark A small hammerhead with an exceptionally wide cephalofoil.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822

WorldBlacktip reef shark Small coral reef shark with distinct black fin tipsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1824

WorldBlacktip shark A coastal requiem shark known for spinning leaps and black-tipped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839

WorldLemon shark A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868

WorldSicklefin lemon shark Large Indo-Pacific requiem shark with sickle-shaped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

Photo credits on this page

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

Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
Speartooth shark: Bill Harrison, CC BY 2.0, source
Pigeye shark: Tassapon KRAJANGDARA, CC BY 3.0, source
Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Winghead shark: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Blacktip reef shark: https://www.whatsthatfish.com/profile/fishx6, Public domain, source
Blacktip shark: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Siebrand, Public domain, source
Lemon shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sicklefin lemon shark: Patrick Quinn-Graham, CC BY 2.0, source

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