Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Halopterididae (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 Antennella avalonia []	No picture found Antennella megatheca []	No picture found Antennella quadriaurita []
No picture found Antennella secundaria [Sessile hydrozoans]	No picture found Antennella siliquosa []	No picture found Antennella sinuosa []
No picture found Anthohebella parasitica []	No picture found Halopteris alternata []	No picture found Halopteris australis []
No picture found Halopteris brasiliensis []	No picture found Halopteris carinata []	No picture found Halopteris catharina []
No picture found Halopteris clarkei []	No picture found Halopteris constricta []	No picture found Halopteris diaphana []
No picture found Halopteris enersis [Enersis hydroid]	No picture found Halopteris geminata []	No picture found Halopteris glutinosa []
No picture found Halopteris peculiaris []	No picture found Halopteris schucherti [Schuchert's hydroid]	No picture found Halopteris tenella [Plume hydroid]
No picture found Halopteris violae []	No picture found Hydranthea margarica []	No picture found Monostaechas quadridens []
No picture found Nuditheca dallii []	No picture found Oswaldella incognita []	No picture found Polyplumaria cornuta []
No picture found Polyplumaria flabellata []	No picture found Schizotricha falcata []	No picture found Schizotricha turqueti []
No picture found Schizotricha vervoorti []

31 Species of Family Halopterididae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Antennella avalonia		Eastern Pacific
Antennella megatheca		Western Central Pacific
Antennella quadriaurita		Atlantic, Caribbean and P
Antennella secundaria	Sessile hydrozoans	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Antennella siliquosa		Western Central Pacific
Antennella sinuosa		Western Central Pacific
Anthohebella parasitica		Indo-Pacific.
Halopteris alternata		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Halopteris australis		Central Pacific
Halopteris brasiliensis		Southwest Atlantic
Halopteris carinata		Western Atlantic.
Halopteris catharina		Northeast Atlantic
Halopteris clarkei		Western Atlantic
Halopteris constricta		Indo-Pacific and Southeas
Halopteris diaphana		Central Pacific and Weste
Halopteris enersis	Enersis hydroid	Southeast Pacific
Halopteris geminata		Western Atlantic
Halopteris glutinosa		Indo-Pacific.
Halopteris peculiaris		Western Central Pacific
Halopteris schucherti	Schuchert's hydroid	Southeast Pacific
Halopteris tenella	Plume hydroid	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Halopteris violae		Southeast Pacific
Hydranthea margarica		Northeast Atlantic
Monostaechas quadridens		Atlantic, Caribbean and P
Nuditheca dallii		Eastern Pacific
Oswaldella incognita		Western Antarctic
Polyplumaria cornuta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Polyplumaria flabellata		Northeast Atlantic.	35 OT
Schizotricha falcata		Western Antarctic
Schizotricha turqueti		Antarctic
Schizotricha vervoorti		Western Antarctic

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