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RiversEl 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 ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-NicolaRiversEl 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 ConservationOceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray AreaSpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow ReductionsFisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola
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WorldGoatfish Benthic fish with chin barbels found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldGreat white shark A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreMilkfish The sole living species of the family Chanidae, found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreAyu sweetfish Small amphidromous fish prized for its sweet flesh in East Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1846 WorldSalmon shark A warm-blooded mackerel shark of the northern PacificShark · Coasts and shelves WorldSpotted eagle ray Tropical ray with white spots and a long tail.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1790 🇺🇸 United StatesGaribaldi Bright orange damselfish and official marine state fish of California.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1860 WorldSeahorse Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldGiant oceanic manta ray The world's largest ray, a massive filter-feeding predator of tropical oceans.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1827 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829 🇺🇸 United StatesReef triggerfish Hawaii’s official state fish with a pig-like snoutReef fish · Coral reefs 🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePacific lamprey An anadromous parasitic jawless fish found along the Pacific Rim.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872 🇳🇿 New ZealandBanded kōkopu A striped New Zealand galaxiid that climbs waterfalls.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian salmon South Pacific marine fish native to Australia and New Zealand coasts.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801 🇦🇺 AustraliaEastern blue groper A large Australian wrasse that changes sex from female to male.Other · Coasts and shelves 🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand grayling Extinct amphidromous fish endemic to New Zealand rivers and seas.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreLined seahorse A western Atlantic seahorse with white neck lines and male pregnancy.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810 🇦🇺 Australia and 3 moreSpiny seahorse A small, thorn-covered marine fish from the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldCommon seahorse A small, spotted seahorse found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.Other · Estuaries and mangroves 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreToli shad A prized shad of the Indian and Pacific coastsHerring · Rivers and lakes 🇫🇮 Finland and 4 moreEuropean river lamprey A parasitic freshwater and marine fish found across Europe.Ancient · Rivers and lakes WorldSquirrelfish Nocturnal reef fish of the subfamily Holocentrinae found in Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeafy seadragon A marine fish from southern Australia known for its leaf-like skin appendages used for camouflage.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1865 WorldSchool shark A temperate houndshark valued for liver oil and meat.Shark · Coasts and shelves WorldElectric ray Cartilaginous fish capable of producing electric discharges for hunting and defense.Ray · Coasts and shelves WorldSpinetail mobula Large pelagic ray with tail spines and cephalic hornsRay · Coasts and shelves WorldChilean devil ray A deep-diving oceanic ray with a boxy head.Ray · Open ocean Latin America and the CaribbeanMunk's pygmy devil ray Smallest devil ray in the eastern Pacific OceanRay · Coasts and shelves · 1987 WorldSawfish Large rays with a toothed rostrum found in tropical coastal waters.Ray · Coasts and shelves WorldHammerhead shark Sharks with T-shaped heads for better vision and sensing prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves WorldSouthern stingray A large, flat whiptail ray of the Western Atlantic.Ray · Coasts and shelves WorldAtlantic torpedo A large electric ray from the Atlantic and Mediterranean capable of delivering powerful shocks.Ray · Coasts and shelves · 1835 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreCaribbean reef shark Large requiem shark of western Atlantic coral reefsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1876 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHorn shark Small spotted bullhead shark from the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1855 🇺🇸 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 🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreEuropean smelt Small coastal fish with a cucumber scentOther · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreAdriatic sturgeon A critically endangered sturgeon native to the Adriatic basin.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreRed seabream A prized marine fish of the Western Pacific with deep cultural roots in Japan.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1843 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLargetooth sawfish A critically endangered ray with a toothed rostrum that enters rivers.Ray · Rivers and lakes WorldRed mullet Two species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldBartail flathead A widespread marine flathead found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 Blackspotted croaker 🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreBlackspotted croaker Large Indo-Pacific marine fish prized for its high market value.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1802 🇺🇸 United StatesAtlantic tarpon Large, acrobatic saltwater game fish of the Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1847 WorldReef manta ray Large coastal ray of the Indo-Pacific tropicsRay · Coasts and shelves · 1868 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese sturgeon Critically endangered giant migratory fish of the YangtzeAncient · Rivers and lakes 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 3 moreCommon galaxias A small migratory fish of the Southern Hemisphere.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreSmelt Small fish of the northern hemisphere known for spring runs and culinary traditions.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGiant mudskipper Large amphibious goby found in Indo-Pacific mangroves.Other · Rivers and lakes
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