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

🇮🇹 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

🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreAtlantic sharpnose shark Small requiem shark of the western Atlantic coastShark · Coasts and shelves

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

Estuarine stonefish: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, 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
Atlantic sharpnose shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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