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SpeciesScientists 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-NicolaIndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliamentSpeciesScientists 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-NicolaIndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament
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WorldGiant sunfish The heaviest bony fish in the world, found in warm oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1842 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreSockeye salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for red spawning colour and zooplankton diet.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792 WorldDogtooth tuna A large Indo-Pacific bonito prized by sport anglers.Tuna · Coasts and shelves WorldCopper shark Temperate requiem shark with bronze skin and hooked teethShark · Coasts and shelves · 1870 🇳🇴 Norway and 2 moreAtlantic mackerel Fast-swimming, oily fish of the North AtlanticTuna · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldBigeye scad Tropical marine fish with large eyes and metallic blue skinOther · Coasts and shelves · 1793 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCommon dentex Large-toothed seabream of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldBlue mackerel A small, fast pelagic fish found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Tuna · Coasts and shelves WorldPelagic thresher The smallest thresher shark, found in tropical oceans and known for its whip-like tail.Shark · Open ocean · 1935 WorldSailfish Fastest marine fish with a large dorsal fin.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldWhite marlin A fast-swimming billfish of the Atlantic Ocean.Other · Open ocean · 1860 WorldSalmon shark A warm-blooded mackerel shark of the northern PacificShark · Coasts and shelves WorldCommon thresher The largest thresher shark, known for its whip-like tail used to stun prey in cool coastal and open waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788 WorldPorbeagle A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788 WorldGreat white shark A large, globally distributed predator known for its size and apex status in marine ecosystems.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreWhale shark The largest living fish species, a gentle giant of tropical oceans.Shark · Open ocean · 1829 WorldOarfish Extremely long pelagic fish known for their ribbon-like bodies and association with sea serpent myths.Other · Open ocean · 1772 WorldTiger shark A large predatory shark known for its striped pattern and diverse diet.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822 WorldShortbill spearfish A small marlin with a short bill found in tropical oceans.Other · Open ocean EuropeBlonde ray A short-tailed skate found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ray · Coasts and shelves WorldMako shark Fast predatory sharks of the genus Isurus, known for their speed and blue-grey colour.Shark · Open ocean WorldRequiem shark A family of migratory, live-bearing sharks found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1896 WorldLongbill spearfish A sleek Atlantic marlin with a long bill and dark fins.Other · Open ocean · 1963 WorldBroadnose sevengill shark A large coastal shark with seven gill slits and spotted skin.Shark · Coasts and shelves WorldSpinner shark A fast requiem shark known for spinning leaps out of water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839 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 WorldBlue shark A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean 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 Butterfly kingfish OceaniaButterfly kingfish A rare, warm-blooded mackerel of southern oceans.Tuna · Open ocean WorldStriped marlin Fast pelagic predator with blue stripesOther · Open ocean WorldDusky shark Large migratory requiem shark found in warm seas worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1818 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSnoek A long, thin snake mackerel found in the Southern Hemisphere seas.Tuna · Coasts and shelves · 1791 🇺🇸 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 WorldOpah A deep-bodied, warm-blooded pelagic fish known for its red color and unique heat-retaining anatomy.Shark · Open ocean · 1839 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreYellowtail amberjack Large pelagic fish of the Southern Hemisphere oceansOther · Coasts and shelves · 1833 WorldGreater amberjack Large predatory jack found in warm seas worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLingcod A large predatory fish of the North American Pacific coast.Other · Coasts and shelves EuropeCommon ling Large cod-like fish of the North AtlanticCod · Coasts and shelves WorldStriped red mullet A striped goatfish from the Mediterranean and Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldHoundfish A large pelagic needlefish found in tropical oceans worldwide.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1821 WorldIndian anchovy Small schooling fish used for food and bait in the Indo-Pacific.Herring · Coasts and shelves 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreTorpedo scad A fast, torpedo-shaped marine fish found across the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldShortfin mako shark Fastest known shark species, reaching speeds of 74 km/h.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1809
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