Critically endangered largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis 1, rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa 2, critically endangered Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 3, endangered sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus 4, and American elephant fish, Callorhinchus callorynchus 5. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row, London, March 1, 1812.

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