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AbasAestivating lungfishesAfrican lungfishesAfrican pikesAfrican rivulinesAfrican tetrasAholeholesAirbreathing catfishesAirsac catfishesAlfonsinosAlgae eatersAmerican round stingraysAmerican solesAnchoviesAngel sharksAngelfishesAntarctic dragonfishesAntarctic sculpinsArcherfishesArgentines or herring smeltsAriommatidsArmored catfishesArmored searobins or armored gurnardsArmored sticklebacksArmorhead catfishesArmorheadsArowanasAsian leaffishesAsian seaperchesAsiatic glassfishesAtlantic red eelsAulopusAustralian lungfishAustralian prowfishesAustralian salmonAustroglanidsAyu fishBagless glassfishesBagrid catfishesBaikal oilfishesBamboo sharksBandfishesBanjo catfishesBanjofishesBarbeled dragonfishesBarbeled gruntersBarbeled houndsharksBarbled plunderfishesBarehead scorpionfishesBarracudasBarracudinasBarreleyes or spookfishesBasking sharksBassletsBatfishesBeachsalmonBeaked salmonsBeardfishesBichirsBigeyes or catalufasBighead sculpinsBigscale fishes or ridgeheadsBillfishesBlack seadevilsBlackchinsBlind cusk eelsBlind sharksBlue eyesBluefishesBluntnose knifefishesBoarfishesBobtail snipe eelsBonefishesBonnetmouthsBonytonguesBowfinsBoxfishesBramble sharksBristlemouthsBullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharksBumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishesButterfishesButterfly raysButterflyfishesCales and weed-whitingsCallichthyid armored catfishesCardinalfishesCarpet or nurse sharksCat sharksCatadromous icefishesCavebassesCavefishesChameleonfishesCharacinsChiapas catfishesCichlidsCitharidsClaroteid catfishesClimbing gouramiesClingfishes and singleslitsClinidsCobiaCod icefishesCodletsCods and haddocksCoffin raysCofishesCollared carpet sharksCollared wrigglersCombtooth blenniesConger and garden eelsConvict blennyCornetfishesCow sharksCrested floundersCrestfishesCrocodile icefishesCrocodile sharksCrocodile toothfishesCucumber fishesCusk-eelsCutlassfishesCutthroat eelsDaggertoothDamselfishesDartfishesDeep-sea anglerfishDeep-sea bristly scorpionfishesDeep-sea scalyfinsDeep-sea smeltsDeep-sea spiny eelsDeep-sea tripod fishesDeep-water sculpinsdeepsea lizardfishesDeepwater boxfishesDeepwater bullhead sculpinsDeepwater cardinalfishesDeepwater flatheadsDeepwater stingrayDenticle herringDogfish sharksDogtooth characinsDolphinfishesDoriesDottybacksDouble anglersDragonetsDreamersDriftfishesDriftwood catfishesDrums or croakersDuckbill eelsDuckbillsEagle and manta raysEel codsEelpoutsEeltail catfishesElectric catfishesElectric raysElephantfishesEmperors or scavengersEucla codsFalse brotulasFalse catsharksFalse moraysFalse scorpionfishesFalse trevalliesFanfinsFangtoothFatheadsFeatherbacks or knifefishesFilefishesFinback catsharksFlabby whalefishesFlannel-mouth characiformsFlatheadsFlying gurnardsFlyingfishesFootballfishesFour-armed frogfishesFour-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers white-eyeFreshwater ButterflyfishFreshwater eelsFreshwater hatchetfishesFreshwater sleepersFreshwater tripletailsFrilled sharksFrogfishesFusiliersGalaxiidsGaljoen fishesGarsGhost flatheadsGhost knifefishesGhost pipefishesGibberfishesGlass knifefishesGnomefishesGoatfishesGobiesGoblin sharkGombessaGoosefishesGouramiesGrammicolepididsGraveldiversGreeneyesGreenlingsGrenadiers or rattailsGrunt sculpinsGrunters or tigerperchesGruntsGuitarfishesGulper sharksGulpersGunnelsGurnard scorpionfishesHagfishesHairyfish and tapetails or ribbonbearersHakes and burbotsHalfbeaksHalftoothsHalosaursHammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharksHammerjawsHandfishesHawkfishesHeadstandersHeadstandersHerrings, shads, sardines, menhadensHingemouthsHoundsharksIcefishes or noodlefishesInfantfishesIsonidsJacks and pompanosJawfishesJellynose fishesJutjawsKelpfishesKillifishesKissing gouramiKnifejawsLabrisomidsLampreysLancetfishesLantern sharksLanternbellies, temperate ocean-bassesLanterneye fishesLanternfishesLarge-tooth floundersLargenose fishesLargescale deep-sea lizardfishesLates perchesLeaffishesLefteye floundersLeftventsLeptochilichthyidsLightfishesLizard greeneyesLizardfishesLoach catfishesLoach gobiesLoachesLong-finned pikeLong-whiskered catfishesLongfin escolarsLongneck eelsLongnose chimaerasLongtail catfishesLookdown doriesLophichthyid frogfishesLouvarLumpfishesLutefishesMackerel sharks or white sharkMackerels, tunas, bonitosMadagascar rainbowfishesManefishesMarblefishesMarine hatchetfishesMedusafishesMegamouth sharksMelanonidsMerluccid hakesMiddle American killifishesMilkfishMinnows or carpsMojarrasMolas or Ocean SunfishesMooneyesMoonfishMoonyfishes or fingerfishesMoorish idolMoray eelsMorid codsMorwongsMountain carpsMountain catfishesMud eelsMudminnowsMulletsNaked sucker-mouth catfishesNaked-back knifefishesNeedlefishesNeotropical silversidesNew Zealand smeltsNorth American freshwater catfishesNumbfishesNurse sharksNurseryfishesOarfishesOceanic bassletsOldwifeOnejawsOpahOrbicular velvetfishesOreosPaddlefishesParakysid catfishesParazenParrotfishesPatagonian blenniesPearl perchesPearleyesPearlfishesPencil or parasitic catfishesPencil smeltsPencilfishesPerchesPhycid hakesPicarelsPike congersPike-, tube- and flagblenniesPike-characidsPikesPinecone fishesPipefishes and seahorsesPirate perchesPlownose chimaerasPoachersPoeciliidsPomfretsPorcupinefishes (burrfishes)PorgiesPriapiumfishesPricklebacksPricklefishesPristigasteridsProwfishPsettodidsPuffersPupfishesPygmy sunfishesQuillfishRabbitfishesRacehorses or pigfishesRagfishRainbowfishes, blue eyesRed velvetfishRedmouth whalefishesRemorasRequiem sharksRibbonfishesRicefishesRighteye floundersRiver loachesRiver stingraysRivulinesRockfishes, rockcods and thornyheadsRonquilsRoosterfishRough sharksRound raysRoundheadsRoversSabertooth fishesSablefishesSailfin silversidesSalamanderfishesSalmonidsSand dartersSand diving lizardfishesSand eelSand knifefishesSand lancesSand stargazersSand tigersSandburrowersSanddiversSandfishesSandperchesSauriesSaw sharksSawfishesSawtooth eelsScatsSchilbid catfishesScorpionfishes or rockfishesScrapetoothsSculpinsSea basses: groupers and fairy bassletsSea catfishesSea chubsSea ravens or sailfin sculpinsSea toadsSeadevilsSeamothsSearobinsShark catfishesSheatfishesShellearsShellskin alfonsinosShort-tail eelsShortnose chimaeras or ratfishesSicklefishesSilversidesSisorid catfishesSixgill stingraysSkatesSleeper raysSleeper sharksSleeper sharksSleepersSlickheadsSlimeheadsSlimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishesSlope dragonetsSlopefishesSmallscale pike characinsSmelt-whitingsSmeltsSmooth skatesSnailfishesSnake eelsSnake mackerelsSnakeheadsSnaketooth fishesSnappersSnipe eelsSnipefishes and shrimpfishesSnooksSolesSouth American dartersSouth Asian river catfishesSouthern bassesSouthern floundersSouthern sandfishesSpadefishes, batfishes and scatsSpikefishesSpineless eelsSpiny dwarf catfishesSpiny eelsSpiny plunderfishesSpiny-scale pricklefishesSpinyfinsSplendid perchesSplitfinsSprat-like flatheadsSquarehead or angler catfishSquaretailsSqueakers or upside-down catfishesSquirrelfishes, soldierfishesStargazersSticklebacks and 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Academician Berg (Seamount)Adriatic Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Aegean Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Agn�bi (River (basin))Agulhas Current (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Albegna (River (basin))Albert Seamount (Seamount)Am-nok (River (basin))Amazon (River (basin))Amber Seamount (Seamount)Amudar'ya (River (basin))Amur (River (basin))Andaman Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Antarctic (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Arabian Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Araguaia (River (basin))Aral Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Arctic Archipelago (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Arctic Ocean (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Arkansas (River (basin))Athi-Galana-Sabaki River Drainage System (River (basin))Atlantic Ocean (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Atlantis Seamount (Seamount)Atulayan Bay (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Australian (Zoogeographic realm)Azores Islands (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Baffin Bay (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Baffin Bay/Davis Straight (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bagmati (River (basin))Balsas river (River (basin))Baltic Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bandama River (River (basin))Bank 8 (Seamount)Bank 9 (Seamount)Baral Seamount (Seamount)Barents Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bay of Bengal (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bear Seamount (Seamount)Beaufort Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Benguela Current (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bensbach River (River (basin))Benue River (River (basin))Bia River (River (basin))Black Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Bosten Lake (Lake)Brahmaputra (River (basin))Brooks Banks (Seamount)Buba (River (basin))Calamianes Islands (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Calauag Bay (Sea/Bay/Gulf)California Current (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Canary Current (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Cantabrian Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Caribbean Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Carigara Bay (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Casamance River (River (basin))Caspian Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Cauvery (River (basin))Cavally River (River (basin))Celest�n Biosphere Reserve ()Celtic-Biscay Shelf (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Chang-hwa (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Chao Phraya River (River (basin))Chiku River (River (basin))Chilika Lake/Lagoon (Lagoon)Chittar River (River (basin))Chukchi Sea (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Cobb Seamount (Seamount)Colahan Seamount (Seamount)Colorado (River (basin))Columbia (River (basin))Como� River (River (basin))Coral Sea and GBR (Sea/Bay/Gulf)Corubal (River (basin))Cross River 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