Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Caristiidae Manefishes

Genus: Caristius

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
 
Caristius barsukovi
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Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Caristius digitus
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Caristius fasciatus (Borodin, 1930)

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Caristius fasciatus
[Greenland manefish]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Caristius japonicus
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Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Caristius litvinovi
[]

Photo by Moukhametov, I.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Caristius macropus (Bellotti, 1903)

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Caristius macropus
[Manefish]

Photo by Graham, K.

South Pacific
Max. Length 26.7 cm SL
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013

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Caristius meridionalis
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Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Caristius walvisensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caristius barsukovi Atlantic from Namibia to 21.6 SL 2013
Caristius digitus Western Indian Ocean (off 18.5 SL 2013
Caristius fasciatus Greenland manefish Atlantic Ocean 30 TL 1930
Caristius japonicus Southeast Pacific 3.4 SL 1905
Caristius litvinovi Southeast Atlantic 13 SL 2013
Caristius macropus Manefish North Pacific 32 TL 1903
Caristius meridionalis South Pacific 26.7 SL 2013
Caristius walvisensis Southeast Atlantic 12.9 SL 2013



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