Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pharidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cultellus attenuatus []	No picture found Cultellus pellucidus []	No picture found Cultellus scalprum []
No picture found Cultellus tenuis [African knife clam]	Ensis directus [American jack knife clam]	Ensis ensis [Razor shell]
No picture found Ensis goreensis [Goree razor clam]	No picture found Ensis leei [Atlantic razor clam]	No picture found Ensis macha [Razor clam]
No picture found Ensis magnus [Arched razor shell]	No picture found Ensis megistus []	Ensis minor [Minor jackknife]
Ensis siliqua [Sword razor shell]	No picture found Novaculina gangetica []	Pharus legumen [Bean razor clam]
No picture found Phaxas adriaticus []	No picture found Phaxas albida []	No picture found Phaxas cultellus []
No picture found Phaxas hanleyi []	No picture found Phaxas pellucidus [Transparent razor shell]	No picture found Phaxas scalpra []
No picture found Siliqua alta [Alaska razor]	No picture found Siliqua fasciata []	No picture found Siliqua grayana []
No picture found Siliqua japonica []	No picture found Siliqua minima []	No picture found Siliqua patula [Pacific razor]
No picture found Siliqua pulchella [Bright and thin razor clam]	No picture found Siliqua radiata [Sunset siliqua]	Siliqua winteriana [Winter's razor clam]
No picture found Sinonovacula constricta [Chinese razor clam]

31 Species of Family Pharidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cultellus attenuatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Cultellus pellucidus		Northeast Atlantic
Cultellus scalprum		Northwest Pacific
Cultellus tenuis	African knife clam	Eastern Central Atlantic
Ensis directus	American jack knife clam	Western Atlantic Ocean	26 TL
Ensis ensis	Razor shell	Eastern Atlantic and the
Ensis goreensis	Goree razor clam	Eastern Atlantic
Ensis leei	Atlantic razor clam	Northwest Atlantic	20 DL
Ensis macha	Razor clam	Southern Pacific (27 to 5	16.5 SHL
Ensis magnus	Arched razor shell	Northeast Atlantic and th
Ensis megistus		Western Atlantic.	14.55 DL
Ensis minor	Minor jackknife	Western Central Atlantic
Ensis siliqua	Sword razor shell	Northeast Atlantic and th	15.5 SHL
Novaculina gangetica		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Pharus legumen	Bean razor clam	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	9.982 SHL
Phaxas adriaticus		Mediterranean Sea
Phaxas albida		Western Pacific.
Phaxas cultellus		Indo-West Pacific	8 TL
Phaxas hanleyi		Western Central Pacific
Phaxas pellucidus	Transparent razor shell	Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Phaxas scalpra		Indo-Pacific.
Siliqua alta	Alaska razor	Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Siliqua fasciata		Western Pacific
Siliqua grayana		Indo-West Pacific
Siliqua japonica		Northwest Pacific
Siliqua minima		Indo-Pacific.
Siliqua patula	Pacific razor	Eastern Pacific	18 SHL
Siliqua pulchella	Bright and thin razor clam	Northwest Pacific
Siliqua radiata	Sunset siliqua	Western Pacific
Siliqua winteriana	Winter's razor clam	Indo-West Pacific	8 SHL
Sinonovacula constricta	Chinese razor clam	Indo-West Pacific

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