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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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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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WorldSpiny dogfish A temperate shark with dorsal spines and a long lifespan, heavily fished for food.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldSmall-spotted catshark A common shallow-water shark found across the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Shark · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHorn shark Small spotted bullhead shark from the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1855 🇦🇺 AustraliaSpotted wobbegong A camouflaged carpet shark native to Australian coastal waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1778 WorldBigeye thresher Deep-diving shark with huge eyes and a long tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1840 WorldGalapagos shark Large requiem shark of tropical oceanic islandsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1905 WorldRoundscale spearfish Atlantic billfish often mistaken for white marlinOther · Open ocean · 1841 WorldGreat hammerhead The largest hammerhead shark, known for its wide cephalofoil and critically endangered status.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837 Bonito WorldBonito Medium-sized predatory fish in the mackerel and tuna familyTuna · Coasts and shelves WorldLongfin mako shark A rare, deep-water mackerel shark with long pectoral finsShark · Open ocean · 1966 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreBonnethead A small hammerhead shark with a spade-shaped head and omnivorous diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves South AsiaWinghead shark A small hammerhead with an exceptionally wide cephalofoil.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822 WorldSmooth hammerhead Temperate hammerhead shark with a curved head marginShark · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldBlacktip reef shark Small coral reef shark with distinct black fin tipsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1824 WorldBlue shark A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNurse shark A bottom-dwelling shark found in tropical coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.Shark · Coasts and shelves WorldBlacktip shark A coastal requiem shark known for spinning leaps and black-tipped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839 WorldLemon shark A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868 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 WorldMullet A worldwide family of coastal ray-finned fish known for their distinct dorsal fins and historical culinary value.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreAnchovy Small, oily forage fish found in oceans and some rivers worldwide.Herring · Coasts and shelves WorldPompano Deep-bodied marine fish in the genus Trachinotus.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves WorldPomfret A family of scombriform fish found in oceans worldwide, valued as food.Other · Open ocean WorldLongtail tuna A slender tropical tuna of the Indo-West Pacific.Tuna · Coasts and shelves WorldLittle tunny A fast, coastal tuna of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1810 WorldAtlantic bonito A mackerel-like game fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific bonito Striped marine fish of the Pacific coastTuna · Coasts and shelves Latin America and the CaribbeanSerra Spanish mackerel A western Atlantic mackerel species often confused with its northern cousin.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1978 WorldCero A spotted and striped Spanish mackerel of the western Atlantic.Tuna · Coasts and shelves Australian spotted mackerel 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian spotted mackerel A large coastal mackerel from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1980 WorldStriped marlin Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean WorldAtlantic chub mackerel A small, silvery mackerel found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Tuna · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreEulachon A small anadromous smelt known for its high fat content and cultural importance in Pacific North America.Other · Rivers and lakes WorldDusky shark Large migratory requiem shark found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1818 🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreEuropean smelt Small coastal fish with a cucumber scentOther · Rivers and lakes WorldPacific sand lance Small forage fish of the North Pacific that burrows in sandOther · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreAmerican eel A catadromous fish that migrates between North American rivers and the Sargasso Sea to spawn.Eel · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791 🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted seatrout Estuarine drum fish of the US southeast coastOther · Estuaries and mangroves North AmericaAtlantic croaker Noisy marine fish of the western Atlantic coastOther · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSummer flounder A predatory flatfish of the US Atlantic coast.Flatfish · Coasts and shelves WorldBluefish Aggressive marine pelagic fish found in temperate and subtropical waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida pompano A fast-growing marine fish prized for food and sport fishing.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreHogfish A western Atlantic wrasse with a pig-like snout.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreMutton snapper A colourful Atlantic reef fish prized for its meat.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1828 EuropeCommon dab Small flatfish of the North Sea sandy bottomsFlatfish · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldEscolar Deep-ocean fish with high oil content often mislabelled as tuna.Other · Coasts and shelves
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