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

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreGreen sturgeon A large anadromous fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific angelshark A flat-bodied ambush shark of the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1859

🇦🇺 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

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

🇮🇳 IndiaPondicherry shark A rare, small grey requiem shark from Indo-Pacific coasts.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGanges shark Critically endangered river shark of South AsiaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839

Photo credits on this page

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

Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
Green sturgeon: Muséum d'histoire Naturelle, Public domain, source
Pacific angelshark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Speartooth shark: Bill Harrison, CC BY 2.0, source
Bull shark: João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, source
Pondicherry shark: J.A.F. Garrick, Public domain, source
Ganges shark: Müller & Henle, Public domain, source

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