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1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSea lamprey A jawless, parasitic fish native to the Northern Hemisphere that attacks other fish.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreKaluga A massive semi-anadromous sturgeon from the Amur River basin hunted for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872

🇨🇳 ChinaChinese paddlefish A giant freshwater predator from China that is now extinct.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1862

WorldPersian sturgeon A large Caspian Sea fish prized for caviar.Ancient · Coasts and shelves

🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreSturgeon Ancient fish with bony plates and heterocercal tails, known for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

Sea lamprey: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Kaluga: あおもりくま（Aomorikuma）, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Chinese paddlefish: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
Persian sturgeon: A. Abdoli, CC0, source
Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source

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