Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Dirivultidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aphotopontius acanthinus []	No picture found Aphotopontius arcuatus []	No picture found Aphotopontius atlanteus []
No picture found Aphotopontius baculigerus []	No picture found Aphotopontius flexispina []	No picture found Aphotopontius forcipatus []
No picture found Aphotopontius hydronauticus []	No picture found Aphotopontius limatulus []	No picture found Aphotopontius mammillatus []
No picture found Aphotopontius probolus []	No picture found Benthoxynus spiculifer []	No picture found Benthoxynus tumidiseta []
No picture found Ceuthoecetes acanthothrix []	No picture found Ceuthoecetes aliger []	No picture found Ceuthoecetes cristatus []
No picture found Ceuthoecetes introversus []	No picture found Chasmatopontius thescalus []	No picture found Dirivultus spinigulatus []
No picture found Exrima dolichopus []	No picture found Exrima singular []	No picture found Fissuricola caritus []
No picture found Humesipontius arthuri []	No picture found Nilva torifera []	No picture found Rhogobius contractus []
No picture found Rhogobius pressulus []	No picture found Rhogobius rapunculus []	No picture found Rimipontius mediospinifer []
No picture found Scotoecetes introrsus []	No picture found Stygiopontius appositus []	No picture found Stygiopontius brevispina []
No picture found Stygiopontius cinctiger []	No picture found Stygiopontius cladarus []	No picture found Stygiopontius flexus []
No picture found Stygiopontius hispidulus []	No picture found Stygiopontius latulus []	No picture found Stygiopontius lauensis []
No picture found Stygiopontius mirus []	No picture found Stygiopontius mucroniferus []	No picture found Stygiopontius paxillifer []
No picture found Stygiopontius pectinatus []	No picture found Stygiopontius quadrispinosus []	No picture found Stygiopontius regius []
No picture found Stygiopontius rimivagus []	No picture found Stygiopontius sentifer []	No picture found Stygiopontius serratus []
No picture found Stygiopontius stabilitus []	No picture found Stygiopontius teres []	No picture found Stygiopontius verruculatus []

48 Species of Family Dirivultidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aphotopontius acanthinus		Southwest Pacific.
Aphotopontius arcuatus		Pacific Ocean.
Aphotopontius atlanteus		Northeast Atlantic.
Aphotopontius baculigerus		Pacific Ocean.
Aphotopontius flexispina		Eastern Central Pacific.
Aphotopontius forcipatus		Pacific Ocean.
Aphotopontius hydronauticus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Aphotopontius limatulus		Pacific Ocean.
Aphotopontius mammillatus		Pacific Ocean.
Aphotopontius probolus		Southwest Pacific.
Benthoxynus spiculifer		Northeast Pacific.
Benthoxynus tumidiseta		Eastern Central Pacific.
Ceuthoecetes acanthothrix		Southwest Pacific.
Ceuthoecetes aliger		Southwest Pacific.
Ceuthoecetes cristatus		Southwest Pacific.
Ceuthoecetes introversus		Southwest Pacific.
Chasmatopontius thescalus		Western Central Pacific.
Dirivultus spinigulatus		Western Central Pacific.
Exrima dolichopus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Exrima singular		Eastern Central Pacific.
Fissuricola caritus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Humesipontius arthuri		Northeast Pacific.
Nilva torifera		Pacific Ocean.
Rhogobius contractus		Pacific Ocean.
Rhogobius pressulus		Southwest Pacific.
Rhogobius rapunculus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Rimipontius mediospinifer		Atlantic Ocean.
Scotoecetes introrsus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius appositus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius brevispina		Western Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius cinctiger		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius cladarus		Atlantic Ocean.
Stygiopontius flexus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius hispidulus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius latulus		Atlantic Ocean.
Stygiopontius lauensis		Western Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius mirus		Western Central Atlantic,
Stygiopontius mucroniferus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius paxillifer		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius pectinatus		Western Central Pacific,
Stygiopontius quadrispinosus		Northeast Pacific.
Stygiopontius regius		Atlantic Ocean.
Stygiopontius rimivagus		Northeast Atlantic.
Stygiopontius sentifer		Eastern Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius serratus		Atlantic Ocean.
Stygiopontius stabilitus		Western Central Pacific.
Stygiopontius teres		Atlantic Ocean.
Stygiopontius verruculatus		Eastern Central Pacific.

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