Boxfish
Built like a box, swims like a drone
Conservation Threats
Overfishing
Unsustainable fishing practices depleting marine and freshwater species
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Overfishing Animals
Wels Catfish
The whiskered giant of Eurasian rivers
Trout
Cold water, spotted power: trout kin.
Parrotfish
Beaks that build beaches
Keta Salmon
Calico traveler of the North Pacific
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Grouper Fish
Big mouth. Bold strike. Reef ruler.
Moon Jellyfish
Four horseshoes under a living moon
Jonah Crab
Big claws, Gulf of Maine flavor.
Grass Carp
The underwater lawnmower-handle with care
Escolar
Deep-sea predator with a notorious bite
Lizardfish
Hidden on the bottom, built to strike
Ruddy Turnstone
Flip a stone, cross an ocean.
Great Egret
Big white hunter of the wetlands
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leathery shell, ocean-spanning traveler
Viper Shark (dogfish)
Tiny shark, viper-like fangs
Mahi Mahi (Dolphin Fish)
Neon rocket of the open ocean
Atlantic Salmon
Born in rivers, grown at sea, home again
Cobia Fish
The ray-riding runner of warm seas
Halibut
Big, flat, fast: the true halibuts
Wahoo Fish
Wahoo: speed-striped pelagic predator
Alaskan Pollock
The fish behind the fish stick
Lumpfish
The suction-cup guardian of the North
Tire Track Eel
Tire-track camo, night-stalking hunter