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769 fish so far, best known first. 411 more are on the list to be written.

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🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreEstuarine stonefish A venomous marine ray-finned fish found in the Indo-Pacific region.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1766

WorldChimaeras Cartilaginous deep-sea fish with cartilage skeletons and unique tooth plates.Shark · Open ocean

🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreWobbegong Camouflaged bottom-dwelling sharks found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves

WorldHammerhead shark Sharks with T-shaped heads for better vision and sensing prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves

WorldBroadnose sevengill shark A large coastal shark with seven gill slits and spotted skin.Shark · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSwell shark A catshark that inflates its body for defenceShark · Coasts and shelves · 1880

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreWhitespotted bamboo shark A small, bottom-dwelling carpet shark with purple and pink spots, common in Asian coral reefs.Shark · Coasts and shelves

WorldBrownbanded bamboo shark Small, docile reef shark suited for captivityShark · Coral reefs

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLeopard shark A coastal Pacific houndshark with black saddle markings and spots.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1854

🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreTasselled wobbegong A camouflaged carpet shark with a fringed head.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1867

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHorn shark Small spotted bullhead shark from the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1855

🇦🇺 AustraliaEpaulette shark A small carpet shark that walks on coral reefs and survives low oxygen.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788

🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreSand tiger shark Large shark of subtropical and temperate coastal waters worldwideShark · Estuaries and mangroves

WorldSandbar shark Large coastal requiem shark with a high dorsal finShark · Coasts and shelves

WorldSicklefin lemon shark Large Indo-Pacific requiem shark with sickle-shaped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

WorldTawny nurse shark A large Indo-Pacific carpet shark known for octopus hunting and spitting water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1831

Photo credits on this page

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

Estuarine stonefish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Chimaeras: Linda Snook / MBNMS, Public domain, source
Wobbegong: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hammerhead shark: suneko, CC BY 2.0, source
Broadnose sevengill shark: José María Pérez Nuñez, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Swell shark: Cliff, CC BY 2.0, source
Whitespotted bamboo shark: yvonne n, CC BY 2.0, source
Brownbanded bamboo shark: Zul M Rosle, CC BY 2.0, source
Leopard shark: Mfield , Matthew Field, www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tasselled wobbegong: Lakshmi Sawitri, CC BY 2.0, source
Horn shark: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0, source
Epaulette shark: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sand tiger shark: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, source
Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Sicklefin lemon shark: Patrick Quinn-Graham, CC BY 2.0, source
Tawny nurse shark: David Burdick, Public domain, source

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