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The 1790s

3 fish described in the 1790s, year by year.

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1792

🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican paddlefish Ancient freshwater fish with a sensory snout and filter-feeding habits.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1792

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreSockeye salmon Anadromous Pacific salmon known for red spawning colour and zooplankton diet.Salmonid · Rivers and lakes · 1792

1793

🇺🇸 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

Photo credits on this page

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

Sockeye salmon: Timothy Knepp of the Fish and Wildlife Service., Public domain, source
Pumpkinseed: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
American paddlefish: Timothy Knepp, Public domain, source

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