Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Actinostolidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Actinostola abyssorum []	No picture found Actinostola callosa [Rough-skinned sea anemone]	No picture found Actinostola chilensis [Orange deep-water anemone]
No picture found Actinostola crassicornis []	No picture found Actinostola kerguelensis []	No picture found Actinostola spetsbergensis []
No picture found Antholoba achates [Lobed anemone]	No picture found Antholoba perdix []	No picture found Anthosactis janmayeni [Jan mayen sea anemone]
No picture found Anthosactis nomados []	No picture found Cyananthea hydrothermala []	No picture found Glandulactis spetsbergensis [Spitsberg sea anemone]
Hormosoma scotti []	No picture found Maractis rimicarivora []	No picture found Marianactis bythios []
No picture found Pacmanactis hashimotoi []	No picture found Paranthosactis denhartogi []	No picture found Paranthus niveus [Burrowing brown anemone]
Paranthus rapiformis [Sea onion]	No picture found Paranthus rugosus []	No picture found Paranthus sociatus []
No picture found Parasicyonis sarsii []	No picture found Pycnanthus densus []	No picture found Pycnanthus laevis [Silky sea anemone]
No picture found Sicyonis crassa []	No picture found Sicyonis erythrocephala []	No picture found Sicyonis obesa []
No picture found Stomphia coccinea [Swimming anemone]	No picture found Stomphia didemon [Cowardly anemone]	No picture found Stomphia pacifica []
Stomphia selaginella []	No picture found Tealidium cingulatum []

32 Species of Family Actinostolidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actinostola abyssorum		Northeast Atlantic, North
Actinostola callosa	Rough-skinned sea anemone	Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Actinostola chilensis	Orange deep-water anemone	Southeast Pacific
Actinostola crassicornis		Southwest Atlantic and An
Actinostola kerguelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Actinostola spetsbergensis		Arctic Ocean, Northern At
Antholoba achates	Lobed anemone	Pacific Ocean and Southwe
Antholoba perdix		Western Atlantic
Anthosactis janmayeni	Jan mayen sea anemone	Arctic Ocean, Northeast A
Anthosactis nomados		Eastern Central Pacific.
Cyananthea hydrothermala		East Pacific Rise.	3.5 TL
Glandulactis spetsbergensis	Spitsberg sea anemone	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Hormosoma scotti		Antarctic.
Maractis rimicarivora		Atlantic Ocean.
Marianactis bythios		Western Central Pacific.
Pacmanactis hashimotoi		Western Central Pacific.
Paranthosactis denhartogi		Eastern Central Pacific.
Paranthus niveus	Burrowing brown anemone	Southeast Pacific
Paranthus rapiformis	Sea onion	Western Atlantic
Paranthus rugosus		Endemic to the Mediterran
Paranthus sociatus		Northwest Pacific
Parasicyonis sarsii		Northeast Atlantic.
Pycnanthus densus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Pycnanthus laevis	Silky sea anemone	Arctic
Sicyonis crassa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Sicyonis erythrocephala		Antarctic Atlantic and Ea
Sicyonis obesa		Western Atlantic
Stomphia coccinea	Swimming anemone	Atlantic Ocean and Easter	12.5 WD
Stomphia didemon	Cowardly anemone	Eastern Pacific	21 H
Stomphia pacifica		Eastern Pacific
Stomphia selaginella		Antarctic Atlantic and An
Tealidium cingulatum		Antarctic Indian Ocean

Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase

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Identification by pictures:

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