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364 fish so far, best known first. 827 more are on the list to be written.

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WorldStoplight loosejaw Deep-sea dragonfish that hunts with invisible red light.Shark · Deep sea · 1848

WorldMegalodon Extinct giant mackerel shark from the Miocene to Pliocene epochs.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1843

🇺🇸 United StatesCladoselache Extinct Late Devonian shark-like fish known for well-preserved fossils and streamlined body.Shark · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreStethacanthus Extinct Devonian-Carboniferous shark with a distinctive anvil-shaped dorsal fin.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1874

WorldBasking shark The second-largest living fish, a slow-moving filter feeder found in temperate oceans worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1765

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

Stoplight loosejaw: Rafael Bañón, CC BY 3.0, source
Megalodon: Géry PARENT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cladoselache: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
Stethacanthus: Dmitry Bogdanov, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Basking shark: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Public domain, source

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