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electric eel
species of fish
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Amia calva
The ruddy bowfin (Amia calva) is a ray-finned fish native to North America. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, grindle, grinnel, swamp trout, and choupique. It is regarded as a relict, being one of only two surviving species of the Halecomorphi, a group of fish that first appeared during the Early Triassic, around 250 million years ago. The bowfin is often considered a "living fossil" because they have retained some morphological characteristics of their early ancestors. It is one of two species in the genus Amia, along with Amia ocellicauda, the eyespot bowfin. The closest
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bluefish
The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia and New Zealand, elf and shad in South Africa. It is a popular gamefish and food fish.
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Paracanthurus hepatus
Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish. A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus.
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cobia
The cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (, ) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
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black ghost knifefish
species of fish
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Scatophagus argus
species of fish
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Atlantic mudskipper
species of fish
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Crevalle jack
species of fish
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Common zingel
species of fish
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Enchelyopus cimbrius
species of fish
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Red drum
species of fish
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Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
species of fish
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redeye piranha
species of fish
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Eurypegasus draconis
species of fish
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Phycis phycis
species of fish
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Common seasnail
species of fish
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Micropogonias undulatus
species of fish
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Mummichog
The mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) is a small killifish found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Also known as Atlantic killifish, mummies, gudgeons, and mud minnows, these fish inhabit brackish and coastal waters including estuaries and salt marshes. The species is noted for its hardiness and ability to tolerate highly variable salinity, temperature fluctuations from , very low oxygen levels (down to 1 mg/L), and heavily polluted ecosystems. As a result, the mummichog is a popular research subject in embryological, physiological, and toxicological studies. It is
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Aulostomus chinensis
species of fish
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Pogonias cromis
species of fish
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Elops saurus
species of fish
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Synanceia horrida
species of fish
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Siganus javus
species of fish
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scup
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Atlantic bumper
species of fish
Lagocephalus laevigatus
species of fish
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Paralichthys dentatus
species of fish
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Atlantic silverside
species of fish
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Florida pompano
Pompano
Pinfish
species of fish
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Ageneiosus inermis
species of fish
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Stephanolepis hispida
species of fish
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Hardhead catfish
species of fish
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Oyster toadfish
species of fish
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Bagre bagre
species of fish
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Doras carinatus
species of fish
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Prionotus evolans
species of fish
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Orthopristis chrysoptera
species of fish
Inshore lizardfish
species of fish
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Gonorynchus gonorynchus
species of fish