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785 fish so far, best known first. 392 more are on the list to be written.

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🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829

🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian coelacanth A rare brown deep-sea fish found in Indonesian waters.Ancient · Open ocean · 1999

WorldRibbonfish Deep-sea lampriforms with long, tape-like bodiesOther · Open ocean

WorldGoatfish Benthic fish with chin barbels found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

WorldElectric ray Cartilaginous fish capable of producing electric discharges for hunting and defense.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

Photo credits on this page

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

Whale shark: User:Zac Wolf (original), en:User:Stefan (cropping), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Indonesian coelacanth: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Ribbonfish: Personnel of NOAA Ship DELAWARE II, Public domain, source
Goatfish: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: albert kok ), Public domain, source
Electric ray: Roberto Pillon, CC BY 3.0, source
Atlantic torpedo: NOAA's Fisheries Collection, Public domain, source

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