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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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🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791

WorldDogtooth tuna A large Indo-Pacific bonito prized by sport anglers.Tuna · Coasts and shelves OceaniaButterfly kingfish A rare, warm-blooded mackerel of southern oceans.Tuna · Open ocean

WorldBigeye tuna Deep-bodied tuna of tropical and temperate oceans.Tuna · Open ocean

WorldPacific bluefin tuna Large migratory tuna of the northern Pacific OceanTuna · Open ocean

WorldSouthern bluefin tuna Large migratory tuna of the southern oceans.Tuna · Open ocean

WorldWahoo Fast tropical game fish with blue barsTuna · Open ocean

WorldAtlantic bluefin tuna Large, warm-blooded tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Open ocean · 1758

WorldYellowfin tuna Fast tropical tuna with bright yellow finsTuna · Open ocean

Photo credits on this page

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

Southern bluefin tuna: Gustavo200897, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Dogtooth tuna: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Snoek: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Atlantic bluefin tuna: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Yellowfin tuna: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP), Public domain, source
Bigeye tuna: Allen Shimada, NOAA NMFS OST, Public domain, source
Pacific bluefin tuna: aes256, CC BY 2.1 jp, source
Wahoo: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Public domain, source

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