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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 1 moreYellow perch Freshwater fish native to North America with distinctive vertical bars.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1814

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSauger A freshwater perch species native to North American rivers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1834

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreBluegill A common North American sunfish known for its blue gill covers and popularity with anglers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1854

🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreEuropean seabass A slow-growing temperate bass native to European and African coasts.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGag grouper A large, mottled grey grouper from the western Atlantic.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1879

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

Yellow perch: Robert Colletta, Public domain, source
Sauger: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Bluegill: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
European seabass: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Gag grouper: T. Potts, Public domain, source

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