Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Elphidiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cribroelphidium excavatum []	No picture found Cribroelphidium subarcticum []	No picture found Elphidium advenum []
No picture found Elphidium articulatum []	No picture found Elphidium bartletti []	No picture found Elphidium botaniense []
No picture found Elphidium charlottense []	No picture found Elphidium craticulatum []	No picture found Elphidium crispum []
No picture found Elphidium fichtellianum []	No picture found Elphidium fijiense []	No picture found Elphidium frigidum []
No picture found Elphidium gunteri []	No picture found Elphidium hispidulum []	No picture found Elphidium hyalocostatum []
No picture found Elphidium lene []	No picture found Elphidium limbatum []	No picture found Elphidium macellum []
No picture found Elphidium maorium []	No picture found Elphidium oceanicum []	No picture found Elphidium reticulosum []
No picture found Elphidium sagrum []	No picture found Elphidium sandiegoense []	No picture found Elphidium striatopunctatum []
No picture found Elphidium tongaense []	No picture found Elphidium williamsoni []	No picture found Protelphidium anglicum []

27 Species of Family Elphidiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cribroelphidium excavatum		Indo-West Pacific.
Cribroelphidium subarcticum		Arctic
Elphidium advenum		Indo-West Pacific.
Elphidium articulatum		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Elphidium bartletti		Arctic
Elphidium botaniense		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium charlottense		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium craticulatum		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium crispum		Indo-West Pacific and the
Elphidium fichtellianum		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium fijiense		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium frigidum		Western Indian Ocean
Elphidium gunteri		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium hispidulum		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium hyalocostatum		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium lene		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium limbatum		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium macellum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Elphidium maorium		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium oceanicum		Western Central Pacific
Elphidium reticulosum		Western Pacific
Elphidium sagrum		Western Central Pacific
Elphidium sandiegoense		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium striatopunctatum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Elphidium tongaense		Western Central Pacific.
Elphidium williamsoni		Western Central Pacific.
Protelphidium anglicum		Western Indian Ocean

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