Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Hemerocoetidae Indo-Pacific duckbills

Genus: Acanthaphritis

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4 species
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Acanthaphritis barbata (Okamura & Kishida, 1963)

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Acanthaphritis barbata
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Max. Length 12.4 cm SL

 
Acanthaphritis grandisquamis
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Max. Length 10.8 cm SL

 
Acanthaphritis ozawai
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Acanthaphritis unoorum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthaphritis barbata Eastern Indian Ocean to W 10 SL 1963
Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Western Central Pacific 12.4 SL 1880
Acanthaphritis ozawai Eastern Indian Ocean 10.8 SL 1971
Acanthaphritis unoorum Western Pacific 1996



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