Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Tonicellidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Boreochiton beringensis []	Boreochiton ruber [Northern red chiton]	No picture found Lepidochitona aleutica []
No picture found Lepidochitona caboverdensis []	No picture found Lepidochitona canariensis []	No picture found Lepidochitona caprearum []
No picture found Lepidochitona cinerea []	No picture found Lepidochitona corteziana []	No picture found Lepidochitona dentiens [Gould's baby chiton]
No picture found Lepidochitona dicksae []	No picture found Lepidochitona flectens []	No picture found Lepidochitona furtiva []
No picture found Lepidochitona hartwegii [Hartweg's chiton]	No picture found Lepidochitona liozonis [Carribean red chiton]	No picture found Lepidochitona monterosatoi []
No picture found Lepidochitona piceola []	No picture found Lepidochitona rolani []	No picture found Lepidochitona rosea []
No picture found Lepidochitona severianoi []	No picture found Lepidochitona simrothi []	No picture found Tonicella insignis [White-line chiton]
No picture found Tonicella lineata [Lined chiton]	No picture found Tonicella lokii []	Tonicella marmorea [Mottled red chiton]
No picture found Tonicella undocaerulea [Blue-line chiton]	No picture found Tonicella venusta [Lovely chiton]

26 Species of Family Tonicellidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Boreochiton beringensis		Arctic and Northern Pacif
Boreochiton ruber	Northern red chiton	Northern Atlantic and Pac	1.27 TL
Lepidochitona aleutica		Northern Pacific
Lepidochitona caboverdensis		Eastern Central Atlantic
Lepidochitona canariensis		Mediterranean Sea.
Lepidochitona caprearum		Mediterranean Sea.
Lepidochitona cinerea		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Lepidochitona corteziana		Eastern Central Pacific
Lepidochitona dentiens	Gould's baby chiton	Eastern Pacific
Lepidochitona dicksae		Southeast Atlantic
Lepidochitona flectens		Eastern Pacific	2.5 TL
Lepidochitona furtiva		Mediterranean Sea.
Lepidochitona hartwegii	Hartweg's chiton	Eastern Pacific	3.8 TL
Lepidochitona liozonis	Carribean red chiton	Western Central Atlantic	1.27 TL
Lepidochitona monterosatoi		Mediterranean
Lepidochitona piceola		Eastern Atlantic	1 DL
Lepidochitona rolani		Eastern Central Pacific
Lepidochitona rosea		Western Atlantic.	0.47 DL
Lepidochitona severianoi		Northeast Atlantic
Lepidochitona simrothi		Northeast Atlantic	0.8 DL
Tonicella insignis	White-line chiton	Northern Pacific.	3.8 TL
Tonicella lineata	Lined chiton	Pacific Ocean.	5.08 TL
Tonicella lokii		Eastern Central Pacific
Tonicella marmorea	Mottled red chiton	Arctic, Northern Pacific	2.54 TL
Tonicella undocaerulea	Blue-line chiton	Northeast Pacific
Tonicella venusta	Lovely chiton	Northeast Pacific

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