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Fish described in 1803

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alligator gar
Ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei
Acanthurus achilles
species of fish
bottlenose skate
Rostroraja alba
Rutilus pigus
The pigo (Rutilus pigus), or Italian roach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is found in northern Italy and southern Switzerland.
Polypterus bichir
species of fish
red cornetfish
cornetfish of the family Fistulariidae
Gymnothorax griseus
species of moray eel
Variegated lizardfish
species of fish
Undulated moray
species of fish
Coregonus clupeoides
The powan (Coregonus clupeoides) is a kind of freshwater whitefish endemic to two lochs in Scotland, Loch Lomond and Loch Eck. It has been successfully introduced in two other sites, Loch Sloy and the Carron Valley Reservoir.
White Sucker
species of fish
Stolephorus commersonnii
species of fish
Blue Striped Grunt
species of fish
Mauritian Sardinella
species of fish
Cheilodactylus
Cheilodactylus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, known as morwongs, although this name is not unique to this family. They are found in the temperate waters of the southern hemisphere and in the North Pacific Ocean.
Genidens barbus
species of fish
Erimyzon sucetta
species of fish
Uropterygius marmoratus
species of fish
Corydoras geoffroy
species of catfish
Cheilodactylus fasciatus
The redfingers (Cheilodactylus fasciatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, commonly referred to as morwongs. It is found only off the coasts of Namibia and South Africa, in rock pools and from shallow depths to 120 m, on rocky reef areas. Its length is up to 30 cm.
Petrocephalus bane
species of fish
Cyprinodon variegatus
species of fish
Tylosurus acus
species of fish
Hyperopisus
Hyperopisus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Hyperopisus bebe. This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin. It reaches a length of .