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Family: Alcidae (See list of species below)

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24 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Aethia cristatella [Crested auklet]	No picture found Aethia psittacula [Parakeet auklet]	No picture found Aethia pusilla [Least auklet]
No picture found Aethia pygmaea [Whiskered auklet]	Alca torda [Razorbill]	No picture found Alle alle [Dovekie]
No picture found Brachyramphus brevirostris [Kittlitz's murrelet]	No picture found Brachyramphus marmoratus [Marbled murrelet]	No picture found Brachyramphus perdix [Long-billed murrelet]
No picture found Cepphus carbo [Spectacled guillemot]	No picture found Cepphus columba [Pigeon guillemot]	No picture found Cepphus grylle [Black guillemot]
No picture found Cerorhinca monocerata [Rhinoceros auklet]	Fratercula arctica [Atlantic puffin]	No picture found Fratercula cirrhata [Tufted puffin]
No picture found Fratercula corniculata [Horned puffin]	No picture found Ptychoramphus aleuticus [Cassin's auklet]	No picture found Synthliboramphus antiquus [Ancient murrelet]
No picture found Synthliboramphus craveri [Craveri's murrelet]	No picture found Synthliboramphus hypoleucus [Xantus' murrelet]	No picture found Synthliboramphus scrippsi [Scripp's murrelet]
No picture found Synthliboramphus wumizusume [Japanese murrelet]	No picture found Uria aalge [Common murre]	No picture found Uria lomvia [Thick-billed murre]

24 Species of Family Alcidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aethia cristatella	Crested auklet	Northern Pacific and the	23 TL
Aethia psittacula	Parakeet auklet	Northern Pacific and the
Aethia pusilla	Least auklet	Northern Pacific and the	15 TL
Aethia pygmaea	Whiskered auklet	Northern Pacific	18 TL
Alca torda	Razorbill	Northwest Atlantic, Easte	45 TL
Alle alle	Dovekie	Northern Atlantic, the Ar	25 TL
Brachyramphus brevirostris	Kittlitz's murrelet	North Pacific and Arctic	23 TL
Brachyramphus marmoratus	Marbled murrelet	Pacific Ocean	25 TL
Brachyramphus perdix	Long-billed murrelet	Northwest Pacific
Cepphus carbo	Spectacled guillemot	Northwest Pacific	38 TL
Cepphus columba	Pigeon guillemot	Eastern Pacific and the A	35 TL
Cepphus grylle	Black guillemot	Northern Atlantic and the	36 TL
Cerorhinca monocerata	Rhinoceros auklet	Northern, Western and Eas	38 TL
Fratercula arctica	Atlantic puffin	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	30 TL
Fratercula cirrhata	Tufted puffin	Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Fratercula corniculata	Horned puffin	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	41 TL
Ptychoramphus aleuticus	Cassin's auklet	Northwest and Eastern Pac	23 TL
Synthliboramphus antiquus	Ancient murrelet	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	27 TL
Synthliboramphus craveri	Craveri's murrelet	Eastern Central Pacific
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus	Xantus' murrelet	Eastern Central Pacific
Synthliboramphus scrippsi	Scripp's murrelet	Eastern Pacific
Synthliboramphus wumizusume	Japanese murrelet	Northwest Pacific	26 TL
Uria aalge	Common murre	Northern Pacific, Norther	43 TL
Uria lomvia	Thick-billed murre	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O	48 TL

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