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The 1900s

5 fish described in the 1900s, year by year.

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1900

🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreRipon barbel A large freshwater cyprinid from East African lakes and rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1900

1901

WorldTelescopefish Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and an elongated tail fin.Other · Deep sea · 1901

1905

🇺🇸 United StatesPallid sturgeon An endangered North American sturgeon species native to the Missouri and Mississippi river basins.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1905

1907

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreMawsonia Extinct giant coelacanth from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1907

1908

WorldThaumatichthys A genus of deep-sea anglerfish with a unique internal lure and hinged jaws.Shark · Deep sea · 1908

Photo credits on this page

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

Pallid sturgeon: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain, source
Mawsonia: Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ripon barbel: Georges Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Telescopefish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Thaumatichthys: see above, Public domain, source

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