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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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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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GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
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WorldShortbill spearfish A small marlin with a short bill found in tropical oceans.Other · Open ocean WorldBigeye scad Tropical marine fish with large eyes and metallic blue skinOther · Coasts and shelves · 1793 WorldToothfish A genus of large marine fish from the Southern Hemisphere, known commercially as Chilean sea bass.Other · Deep sea · 1898 WorldWhite marlin A fast-swimming billfish of the Atlantic Ocean.Other · Open ocean · 1860 EuropeAtlantic horse mackerel Slender jack mackerel of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldAnglerfish Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829 WorldOarfish Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreGiant grenadier A large deep-sea rattail from the North Pacific.Other · Open ocean WorldPorcupinefish Spiny marine fish that inflate into a defensive sphere to deter predators.Other · Coasts and shelves EuropeMediterranean spearfish A marlin species native to the Mediterranean SeaOther · Open ocean WorldEscolar Deep-ocean fish with high oil content often mislabelled as tuna.Other · Coasts and shelves EuropeRed gurnard A bright red bottom-dwelling fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreYellowtail amberjack Large pelagic fish of the Southern Hemisphere oceansOther · Coasts and shelves · 1833 WorldGreater amberjack Large predatory jack found in warm seas worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreJapanese amberjack A prized jack fish native to the northwest Pacific Ocean.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLingcod A large predatory fish of the North American Pacific coast.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNorth Pacific hake A silver-gray marine fish found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, used for surimi production.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldStriped red mullet A striped goatfish from the Mediterranean and Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldHoundfish A large pelagic needlefish found in tropical oceans worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1821 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreTorpedo scad A fast, torpedo-shaped marine fish found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldLargehead hairtail A long, silver, ribbon-like fish found in warm oceans worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreHāpuku Large deep-water wreckfish prized for food and aquaculture.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldFlying fish Saltwater fish that glide above the ocean using wing-like fins to escape predators.Other · Open ocean WorldMackerel icefish Antarctic fish with mild flesh and black dorsal finsOther · Coasts and shelves · 1905 WorldOilfish Deep-sea snake mackerel with oily, laxative flesh.Other · Open ocean WorldRoundscale spearfish Atlantic billfish often mistaken for white marlinOther · Open ocean · 1841 WorldPomfret A family of scombriform fish found in oceans worldwide, valued as food.Other · Open ocean WorldStriped marlin Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean WorldPacific sand lance Small forage fish of the North Pacific that burrows in sandOther · Coasts and shelves WorldBluefish Aggressive marine pelagic fish found in temperate and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldPatagonian toothfish Deep-water notothen of the Southern OceanOther · Open ocean · 1898 🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 moreLumpfish A round, sucker-finned fish from the North Atlantic, prized for its roe and use in salmon farming.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreBlue grenadier A slender, silvery deep-sea fish from the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 moreBlack scabbardfish A deep-water Atlantic fish known for its elongated body and coppery-black colour.Other · Open ocean WorldBarracuda Large predatory saltwater fish with sharp teeth found in tropical oceans.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldSwordfish Large migratory fish with a long flat bill, sole member of its family.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇧🇸 BahamasAtlantic blue marlin Large Atlantic billfish prized by sport anglers.Other · Open ocean WorldBlack marlin Largest marlin species in tropical Indo-Pacific watersOther · Coasts and shelves · 1832 WorldMackerel A group of pelagic fish known for their speed, stripes, and role in global fisheries.Tuna · Open ocean WorldMahi-mahi Fast-growing tropical surface fish with vivid coloursOther · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldCobia A large, solitary marine fish found in warm tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves Capelin WorldCapelin Small forage fish of the smelt family found in northern oceans.Other · Open ocean WorldOrange roughy Long-lived deep-sea fish with bright red scalesOther · Open ocean WorldJohn Dory Coastal marine fish with a dark spot and binocular visionOther · Coasts and shelves

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