Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Halimuraena

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Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Halimuraena hexagonata
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Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Halimuraena lepopareia
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Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Halimuraena shakai Winterbottom, 1978

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Halimuraena shakai
[Zulu snakelet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Halimuraena hexagonata Western Indian Ocean 6 SL 1952
Halimuraena lepopareia Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL 1980
Halimuraena shakai Zulu snakelet Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1978



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