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The whale shark, basking shark, oarfish and giant manta. 35 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 moreAtlantic halibut
The world's largest flatfish, found in the North Atlantic.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves
WorldCommon thresher
The largest thresher shark, known for its whip-like tail used to stun prey in cool coastal and open waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldSpotted eagle ray
Tropical ray with white spots and a long tail.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1790
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
WorldGiant oceanic manta ray
The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827
WorldBasking shark
The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765
WorldSawfish
Large rays with a toothed rostrum found in tropical coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves
WorldHammerhead shark
Sharks with T-shaped heads for better vision and sensing prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldGreenland shark
A large, slow-moving sleeper shark with the longest lifespan of any vertebrate.Shark · Deep sea
WorldBigeye thresher
Deep-diving shark with huge eyes and a long tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1840
WorldGreat hammerhead
The largest hammerhead shark, known for its wide cephalofoil and critically endangered status.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
WorldLongfin mako shark
A rare, deep-water mackerel shark with long pectoral finsShark · Open ocean · 1966
WorldSmooth hammerhead
Temperate hammerhead shark with a curved head marginShark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldStriped marlin
Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAcadian redfish
A deep-water rockfish native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.Shark · Deep sea · 1854
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Atlantic halibut: Vsevolod Rudyi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Common thresher: User:Yzx, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spotted eagle ray: john norton, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Giant oceanic manta ray: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source
- Sawfish: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mako shark: NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Hammerhead shark: suneko, CC BY 2.0, source
- Greenland shark: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Bigeye thresher: PIRO-NOAA Observer Program, Public domain, source
- Great hammerhead: Josh Hallett, CC BY 2.0, source
- Smooth hammerhead: D Ross Robertson, Public domain, source
- Striped marlin: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Acadian redfish: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source