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184 fish so far, best known first. 1,007 more are on the list to be written.

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🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreNile tilapia A hardy cichlid farmed globally for food.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePumpkinseed A small freshwater fish native to eastern North America, known for its bright colours and red ear flap.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1793

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGreen sunfish A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to North America, known for its blue-green colour and invasive potential in nPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSiberian sturgeon Large freshwater sturgeon native to Siberian riversAncient · Rivers and lakes

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

Nile tilapia: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Green sunfish: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Siberian sturgeon: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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