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WorldDevil firefish Venomous Indo-Pacific reef fish with feathery finsOther · Coasts and shelves · 1828

WorldSnakehead Elongated freshwater predators with air-breathing organs found in Asia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes

WorldGreat barracuda Large predatory fish found in warm oceans worldwide.Other · 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.

Devil firefish: Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Snakehead: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Great barracuda: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source

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