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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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🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 morePeacock eel A small freshwater spiny eel from Southeast Asia.Eel · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican eel A catadromous fish that migrates between North American rivers and the Sargasso Sea to spawn.Eel · Rivers and lakes

🇸🇪 SwedenEuropean eel A catadromous fish with a mysterious ocean spawning cycle and critically endangered status.Eel · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreShort-finned eel A catadromous eel native to Australia and New Zealand.Eel · Rivers and lakes

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Peacock eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
American eel: Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, Public domain, source
European eel: mr_capgras, CC BY 4.0, source
Short-finned eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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