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644 fish so far, best known first. 543 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

WorldMilk shark A small coastal requiem shark found in tropical waters worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837

WorldRequiem shark A family of migratory, live-bearing sharks found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1896

🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreSpeartooth shark Rare river shark of northern Australia and New GuineaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreNorthern river shark Rare requiem shark of northern Australian and Papuan riversShark · Rivers and lakes · 2008

WorldPigeye shark A robust coastal requiem shark often confused with the bull shark.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839

🇮🇹 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

WorldBull shark A stout requiem shark that thrives in fresh and salt water.Shark · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreBonnethead A small hammerhead shark with a spade-shaped head and omnivorous diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves

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
Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
Tiger shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Speartooth shark: Bill Harrison, CC BY 2.0, source
Pigeye shark: Tassapon KRAJANGDARA, CC BY 3.0, source
Sand tiger shark: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, source
Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Bull shark: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, source
Bonnethead: Valerie Everett, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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