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Crappie Fish
The crappie fish is a genus of medium-sized freshwater fish, native to North America. Popular in both recreational and commercial…
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Mekong Giant Catfish
The Mekong giant catfish is widely regarded as the largest purely freshwater fish in the world (excluding the species that…
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Porbeagle Shark
As the name suggests, this species has reminded people of a beagle for its incredible endurance and a dogged ability…
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Haddock
Haddock is an immensely popular food around the world, perhaps nowhere more so than the United Kingdom, where it’s practically…
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Walking Catfish
Sporting one of the most unusual adaptations in the animal kingdom, the walking catfish can “walk” (or rather slither) across…
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Sixgill shark
Sixgill sharks are a genus of ancient prehistoric sharks that contains three distinct species. By far the best-known species is…
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Garden Eel
These eels spend their lives with at least their tail in the sand at all times. The full body is…
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Spinner Shark
The Spinner shark gets its name from its ability to spin through the water and into the air. It can…
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Bonnethead Shark
Of all the fish in the ocean, save those who live where the sun doesn’t shine, nature seems to have…
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Sleeper Shark
The sleeper shark is a family of deep-sea predators found all over the world. The name of this shark comes…
Fish
The Incredible Diversity of the Ocean’s Longest Fish Species
Have you ever wondered what the longest fish in the world are? There are approximately 34,000 species of fish in…
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Sand Tiger Shark
Though the sand tiger prowls the oceans with cold, staring eyes and a mouthful of sharp teeth, and the most…
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Blue Shark
Slender and beautiful in the way that a shark can be beautiful, the blue shark is found in all the…
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Cookiecutter Shark
Cookiecutter sharks are squaliform sharks. Squaliform sharks have two dorsal fins. Squaliform sharks usually have five to seven gill slits…
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Salmon Shark
The Salmon shark is sometimes called “Pacific Porbeagle” because its appearance is almost indistinguishable from the porbeagle species. In fact,…
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Greenland Shark
The Greenland shark, called eqalussuaq by the Inuit people, is famous for living to a great age. Biologists believe that…
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Flying Fish
The Flying Fish has a remarkable ability that sets it apart from any other fish in the world: its pectoral…
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Longnose Gar
The Longnose gar are greyish to olive in color. The color, however, fades into white along the sides of the…
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Banjo Catfish
The Banjo Catfish is native to South America. With plenty of nicknames such as “guitarrita catfish,” and “burrowing catfish,” this…
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Spotted Gar
The spotted gar can be found in calm pools located in freshwater rivers, ponds, and creeks. It is one of…
Pet Fish
Keeping fish as pets is a popular choice for many people. If you don’t have a lot of space or…
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Florida Gar
The Florida gar is among the most ancient and unique freshwater fish of North America. It is not necessarily the…
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Alligator Gar
Unfortunately, this species has earned an unfavorable reputation in its native habitat as a trash fish. On the mistaken belief…
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Chinese Paddlefish
The Chinese paddlefish was a large freshwater predator, appropriately named for the paddle-shaped snout extending from the face. Large numbers…
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Albacore Tuna
The Albacore Tuna, or longfin tuna, is a large, smooth-skinned pelagic fish that roams the open oceans in massive schools.…
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Bluefin Tuna
The bluefin is the largest and most prized of all the tuna species. There are three true bluefin species: the…
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Yellowfin Tuna
With its yellow coloring and huge secondary fins, this species is unmistakable and easy to recognize. 3 Incredible Yellowfin Tuna…
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Skipjack Tuna
If you’ve ever eaten canned tuna, then there’s a good chance it’s skipjack. Because of its prolific breeding and short…
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Tuna
Beloved by millions of people as a culinary delight for its rich, succulent taste, the mighty tuna fish roams the…
Fish: Different Types, Definitions, Photos, and More
Fish are aquatic vertebrates. They usually have gills, paired fins, a long body covered with scales, and tend to be…
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Loach
The loach superfamily of fish consists of over 1200 species, most of which are distributed in central and southern Asia.…
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Toadfish
Toadfish is the common name for all fish in the family Batrachoididae, as well as some species in the families…
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Codfish
Codfish is a type of saltwater fish, with “cod” the common name for the demersal or groundfish genus Gadus. The…
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Bichir
Bichirs are slender, prehistoric-looking fish that are often thought to resemble dinosaurs or eastern dragons. Bichir fish are native to…
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Herring
Herring are forage fish, also known as silver darlings or silver of the sea. These fish are pelagic, meaning they…
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Anchovy
Anchovies are small green forage fish. These fish are very common and high in nutrition and belong to the family…
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Hagfish
Hagfish, also known as slimy eels or slime eels, are so named because they produce slime. However, they are not…
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Angelfish
There are 86 species of marine angelfish. These omnivorous fish live in the Indian, Atlantic, and western Pacific oceans. They…
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Carp
Carp at a Glance The carp is an oily, ray-finned freshwater fish that has played a role in human culture…
Vulnerable Species
Vulnerable species are at risk of becoming extinct in the wild or extinct. The IUCN currently identifies over 10,000 species…
Endangered Species
Endangered species are at a very high risk of becoming extinct in the wild or extinct. In the most recent…
Near Threatened Animals
Near Threatened is a classification category on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Threatened Species List. Currently…
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Milkfish
Milkfish, whose other names include Bandeng and Bangos, are the last remaining living species of the Chanidae family. Five other…
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Sardines
Sardines are a group of herring fish that encompasses five distinct genera and at least 21 unique species. One of…
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Horn Shark
The horn shark is a slow-moving and lethargic species that spends most of the day camouflaged among the rocks and…
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Arapaima
The Arapaima (also known as the pirarucu or paiche) is an enormous freshwater fish found in the tropical waters of…
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Sturgeon
The sturgeon, one of approximately 28 species of fish in the family Acipenseridae, is a primitive fish that is found…
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Swai Fish
These omnivorous bottom feeders live in the Mekong River and migrate upstream when the water levels rise in the late…
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Paddlefish
Together with the Chinese paddlefish, it was one of just two extant species of paddlefish in the world. The Chinese…
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Coelacanth
The coelacanth is one of the best-known examples of a “living fossil”: the living remnant of an ancient lineage of…