Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae Barreleyes or spookfishes

Genus: Dolichopteryx

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx anascopa
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx andriashevi
[]

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Probably worldwide in tem
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Dolichopteryx longipes (Vaillant, 1888)

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Dolichopteryx longipes
[Brownsnout spookfish]
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Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx minuscula
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Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx parini
[Winged spookfish]
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Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes
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Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx rostrata
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Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx trunovi
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Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx vityazi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dolichopteryx anascopa Atlantic Ocean 17.3 SL 1901
Dolichopteryx andriashevi Pacific Ocean 6.3 SL 2009
Dolichopteryx longipes Brownsnout spookfish Probably worldwide in tem 18 SL 1888
Dolichopteryx minuscula Indo-West Pacific 6.0 SL 2006
Dolichopteryx parini Winged spookfish North Pacific 21.7 SL 2001
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes Eastern Central Pacific. 8.0 SL 2008
Dolichopteryx rostrata Northeast Atlantic 6.6 SL 2006
Dolichopteryx trunovi Southern hemisphere 14.3 SL 2005
Dolichopteryx vityazi Eastern Central Pacific 6.1 SL 2009



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