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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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🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreMilkfish The sole living species of the family Chanidae, found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves

WorldSalmon shark A warm-blooded mackerel shark of the northern PacificShark · Coasts and shelves

WorldSchool shark A temperate houndshark valued for liver oil and meat.Shark · Coasts and shelves

WorldSpinetail mobula Large pelagic ray with tail spines and cephalic hornsRay · Coasts and shelves

WorldChilean devil ray A deep-diving oceanic ray with a boxy head.Ray · Open ocean

WorldSouthern stingray A large, flat whiptail ray of the Western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves

WorldAtlantic torpedo A large electric ray from the Atlantic and Mediterranean capable of delivering powerful shocks.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1835

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreCaribbean reef shark Large requiem shark of western Atlantic coral reefsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1876

Photo credits on this page

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

Milkfish: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
Salmon shark: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
School shark: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
Spinetail mobula: OpenCage.info, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Chilean devil ray: Tiago Matias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Southern stingray: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEF, Public domain, source
Atlantic torpedo: NOAA's Fisheries Collection, Public domain, source
Caribbean reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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