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All fish

468 fish so far, best known first. 721 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

🇷🇺 RussiaSterlet A small Eurasian sturgeon found in rivers flowing to the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLake sturgeon A large, long-lived freshwater fish native to North America.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

🇺🇸 United StatesShovelnose sturgeon Smallest North American freshwater sturgeon, known for its shovel-shaped snout and caviar production.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1820

WorldLamprey Jawless fish with a sucking mouth found in temperate waters worldwide.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican paddlefish Ancient freshwater fish with a sensory snout and filter-feeding habits.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreArapaima Large freshwater fish from the Amazon basin known for its size and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

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

Photo credits on this page

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
Sterlet: Karelj, Public domain, source
Lake sturgeon: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Kaluga: あおもりくま（Aomorikuma）, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Shovelnose sturgeon: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Lamprey: Tiit Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
American paddlefish: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source
Arapaima: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Chinese paddlefish: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source

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