Dried fish, Food market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dried fish, Food market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A view of salted herring in the small fishing town of Siglufjorour, Iceland

Sardines at the Mercado do Bolhao, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Tinned Fish at the Mercado do Bolhao, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Duck breasts, battered fish and preserved '1000 year old' eggs, at food stall in Fengdu, China

A dried up creek that when it contains water, supports Pup fish, a highly adapted fish that can tolerate high levels of salt. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Sucker catfish (Acanthicus hystrix), preserved specimen, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Dried stingrays and fish for sale at a seafood market near Yeongjongdo pier, Incheon, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea, Asia

Red tailed catfish (Phractocephalus hemiliopterus), preserved specimen, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Sucker catfish (Acanthicus hystrix), preserved specimen, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Sawfish (Pristis pectinatus), preserved specimen, Amazon River Basin, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Dogfish (Hydrolicus pectoralis), jaw detail on preserved specimen, Amazon river basin, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Piranha (Serrasalmus sp.), preserved specimen, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Tiger catfish (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum), preserved specimen, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Sawfish (Pristis pectinatus), preserved specimen, Amazon River Basin, Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Baskets of dried fish and shrimp for sale on the street in the ancient town of Furong, China.

Baskets of dried fish for sale on the street in the ancient town of Furong, China.

Baskets of dried fish and shrimp for sale on the street in the ancient town of Furong, China.

Spiced grilled swordfish with preserved lemon, coriander and olive oil dressing, Restaurant BLT Steak at Hotel The Betsy, Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

JAMAICA. A black man holds a dead, well-preserved lion fish in his outtretched hand with a shallow-water beach scene in background.

Close-up of a sign at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. McNeil River Camp is operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The Department hosts guests in small numbers throughout the summer and early fall and provides bear-viewing tours. Guests must enter and be drawn in an annual lottery to be granted access to this world-famous brown bear sanctuary, Alaska, United States of America

Fish fossil is held in the palm of a hand. Some of the world's best preserved fossils are found in the Fossil Butte National Monument on flat-topped ridges of southwestern Wyoming's cold sagebrush desert. Discoveries from the ancient lake sediments the Eocene Green River Formation of Fossil Basin are world-renowned, Wyoming, United States of America