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Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot ( Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), designed by Greenlandic artist Jens Christian Rosing (1925-2008), engraved by Arne Kühlmann, and issued by Greenland on October 10, 1985, Scott No. 138, Facit No. 162. - nethryk  |
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The European eel ( Anguilla anguilla) is a snake-like fish which spends most of its life in fresh water and migrates to the sea to breed. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a European eel, designed by Swedish artist Ingalill Axelsson, engraved by Lars Sjööblom, and issued by Sweden on March 29, 1988, Scott No. 1680, Facit No. 1498. - nethryk  |
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Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting, respectively, two fish and a moray eel, and a view of the Casablanca Aquarium, designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by Claude Durrens, and issued by Morocco on November 5, 1962, Scott Nos. 68 & 69. - nethryk   |
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Stamps covered with salt (2013)  ......  Damselfish (Chromis chromis), ...................... Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) |
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Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides), marketed as "Chilean sea bass" in the United States and Canada, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on January 1, 1992, Scott No. 168. Yummy! - nethryk  |
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Protected freshwater fishes (1990)  .....American pike (esox lucius) ...........Wels catfish (silurus glanis) .......................................................................Burbot (lota lota) ...............Redfin perch (perca fluviatilis) |
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Here are images of the four stamps in a set depicting Red Sea fishes, designed by Israeli graphic designers Gabriel Shamir (1909-1992) and Maxim Shamir (1910-1990), printed by lithography, and issued by Israel on December 16, 1963, Scott Nos. 246-49. - nethryk Undulate Triggerfish ( Balistapus undulatus)  Radiate Turkeyfish ( Pterois radiata)  Moontail bullseye ( Priacanthus hamrur)  Emperor angelfish ( Pomacanthus imperator)  |
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Bluefish ( Seriolella antarctica), 75 cms., engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Tristan da Cunha on February 1, 1960, Scott No. 38. - nethryk  |
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Lake Char ( Salvelinus umbla), designed by Ingalill Axelsson, engraved by Majvor Franzén-Matthews, and issued by Sweden on March 14, 1985, Scott No. 1527, Facit No. 1340. Note: It is unclear why this stamp is inscribed with the name " Salvelinus salvelinus," as that is not the name of a recognized species in this genus. - nethryk  |
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