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Fish Identification
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Family: Scalpellidae (See list of species below)

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108 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Abathescalpellum fissum
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Alcockianum alcockianum
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Amigdoscalpellum elegans
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Amigdoscalpellum praeceps
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Amigdoscalpellum rigidum
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Amigdoscalpellum semisculptum
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Amigdoscalpellum svetlanae
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Amigdoscalpellum vitreum
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Anguloscalpellum gorgoniophilum
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Anguloscalpellum microceros
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Anguloscalpellum pedunculatum
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Annandaleum gruvelii
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Annandaleum japonicum
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Annandaleum lambda
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Arcoscalpellum atlanticum
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Arcoscalpellum boubalocerus
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Arcoscalpellum brevecarinatum
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Arcoscalpellum ciliatum
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Arcoscalpellum eponkos
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Arcoscalpellum foresti
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Arcoscalpellum formosum
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Arcoscalpellum intonsum
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Arcoscalpellum mamillatum
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Arcoscalpellum mendeleevi
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Arcoscalpellum michelottianum
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Arcoscalpellum multicostatum
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Arcoscalpellum pertosum
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Arcoscalpellum portoricanum
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Arcoscalpellum recurvirostrum
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Arcoscalpellum sociabile
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Arcoscalpellum toulmini
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Arcoscalpellum triangulare
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Arcoscalpellum weltneri
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Arcoscalpellum youngi
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Barbascalpellum rossi
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Capitulum mitella
[Japanese goose barnacle]
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Catherinum albatrossianum
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Catherinum gracilius
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Catherinum perlongum
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Catherinum recurvitergum
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Catherinum trapezoideum
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Diceroscalpellum arietinum
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Diceroscalpellum diceratum
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Hamatoscalpellum columbianum
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Hamatoscalpellum rathbunae
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Litoscalpellum aurorae
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Litoscalpellum convexum
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Litoscalpellum discoveryi
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Litoscalpellum fissicarinatum
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Litoscalpellum henriquecostai
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Litoscalpellum laccadivicum
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Litoscalpellum regina
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Neolepas osheai
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Neolepas rapanuii
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Neolepas zevinae
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Neoscalpellum debile
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Neoscalpellum dicheloplax
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Neoscalpellum philippinensis
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Ornatoscalpellum gibberum
[Ornate hunchback barnacle]
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Ornatoscalpellum stroemii
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Ornatoscalpellum vanhoeffeni
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Scalpellopsis striatociliata
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Scalpellum gibbum
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Scalpellum hamatum
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Scalpellum hispidum
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Scalpellum salartiae
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Scalpellum scalpellum
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Scalpellum spinosum
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Scalpellum stearnsii
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Scalpellum striolatum
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Scalpellum stroemii
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Scalpellum typicum
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Scalpellum villosum
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Smilium acutum
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Smilium horridum
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Smilium peronii
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Smilium scorpio
[Scorpion stalked barnacle]
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Smilium sinense
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Smilium vaubanianum
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Smilium zancleanum
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Tarasovium cornutum
[Eared barnacle]
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Tarasovium valvulifer
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Teloscalpellum album
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Teloscalpellum antarcticum
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Teloscalpellum antillarum
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Teloscalpellum ecaudatum
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Teloscalpellum luteum
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Tetrinis serenuportus
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Trianguloscalpellum annandalei
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Trianguloscalpellum balanoides
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Trianguloscalpellum diota
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Trianguloscalpellum hamulus
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Trianguloscalpellum liberum
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Trianguloscalpellum moluccanum
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Trianguloscalpellum ovale
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Trianguloscalpellum pentacrinarum
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Trianguloscalpellum regium
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Trianguloscalpellum rubrum
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Verum candidum
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Verum hendersoni
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Verum idioplax
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Verum novaezelandiae
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Verum virgatum
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Weltnerium aduncum
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Weltnerium bouvieri
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Weltnerium hydrozoaphilum
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Weltnerium nymphocola
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Weltnerium poculum
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108 Species of Family Scalpellidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Abathescalpellum fissum Western Central Pacific
Alcockianum alcockianum Indo-West Pacific.
Amigdoscalpellum elegans Circumglobal.
Amigdoscalpellum praeceps Pacific Ocean
Amigdoscalpellum rigidum Atlantic.
Amigdoscalpellum semisculptum Western Central Atlantic.
Amigdoscalpellum svetlanae Western Atlantic Ocean.
Amigdoscalpellum vitreum Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Anguloscalpellum gorgoniophilum Western Atlantic.
Anguloscalpellum microceros Western Central Pacific a
Anguloscalpellum pedunculatum Pacific Ocean
Annandaleum gruvelii Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W
Annandaleum japonicum Indo-West Pacific
Annandaleum lambda Indo-West Pacific.
Arcoscalpellum atlanticum Northeast Atlantic.
Arcoscalpellum boubalocerus Southwest Atlantic
Arcoscalpellum brevecarinatum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Arcoscalpellum ciliatum Northwest Pacific
Arcoscalpellum eponkos Northeast Atlantic
Arcoscalpellum foresti Western Central Pacific
Arcoscalpellum formosum Indo-West Pacific
Arcoscalpellum intonsum Western Central Atlantic.
Arcoscalpellum mamillatum Northeast Atlantic.
Arcoscalpellum mendeleevi Indo-Pacific
Arcoscalpellum michelottianum Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Arcoscalpellum multicostatum Antarctic Atlantic
Arcoscalpellum pertosum Western Pacific
Arcoscalpellum portoricanum Southwest Atlantic
Arcoscalpellum recurvirostrum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Arcoscalpellum sociabile Indo-West Pacific.
Arcoscalpellum toulmini America-Inland Water
Arcoscalpellum triangulare Southwest Atlantic and th
Arcoscalpellum weltneri Antarctic Atlantic
Arcoscalpellum youngi Western Central Pacific
Barbascalpellum rossi Northeast Atlantic
Capitulum mitella Japanese goose barnacle Indo-West Pacific.
Catherinum albatrossianum Atlantic Ocean.
Catherinum gracilius Western Atlantic Ocean.
Catherinum perlongum Pacific Ocean
Catherinum recurvitergum Northeast Atlantic.
Catherinum trapezoideum Indo-West Pacific
Diceroscalpellum arietinum Western Atlantic Ocean.
Diceroscalpellum diceratum Western Atlantic Ocean.
Hamatoscalpellum columbianum Canada
Hamatoscalpellum rathbunae Southwest Atlantic
Litoscalpellum aurorae Antarctic.
Litoscalpellum convexum Antarctic Atlantic
Litoscalpellum discoveryi Antarctic
Litoscalpellum fissicarinatum Antarctic Atlantic
Litoscalpellum henriquecostai Southwest Atlantic
Litoscalpellum laccadivicum Indo-West Pacific.
Litoscalpellum regina Western Atlantic
Neolepas osheai Southwest Pacific
Neolepas rapanuii Southwest Pacific.
Neolepas zevinae Southeast Pacific
Neoscalpellum debile Western Central Atlantic,
Neoscalpellum dicheloplax Atlantic Ocean and Northw
Neoscalpellum philippinensis Western Central Pacific
Ornatoscalpellum gibberum Ornate hunchback barnacle Southeast Pacific and Sou
Ornatoscalpellum stroemii Northwest Atlantic
Ornatoscalpellum vanhoeffeni Atlantic Antarctic.
Scalpellopsis striatociliata Western Central Pacific
Scalpellum gibbum Western Central Atlantic
Scalpellum hamatum Northeast Atlantic.
Scalpellum hispidum Northeast Atlantic
Scalpellum salartiae Western Central Pacific
Scalpellum scalpellum Northeast Atlantic and Me
Scalpellum spinosum Southwest Pacific
Scalpellum stearnsii Indo-West Pacific.
Scalpellum striolatum Northeast Atlantic and th
Scalpellum stroemii Northeast Atlantic.
Scalpellum typicum Western Central Pacific
Scalpellum villosum Southwest Pacific
Smilium acutum Cosmopolitan in deep seas
Smilium horridum Western Central Pacific
Smilium peronii Indo-West Pacific.
Smilium scorpio Scorpion stalked barnacle Western Pacific
Smilium sinense Indo-West Pacific
Smilium vaubanianum Western Central Pacific
Smilium zancleanum Southwest Pacific
Tarasovium cornutum Eared barnacle Northeast Atlantic and Ar
Tarasovium valvulifer Indo-West Pacific.
Teloscalpellum album Northwest Pacific
Teloscalpellum antarcticum Antarctic
Teloscalpellum antillarum Western Atlantic
Teloscalpellum ecaudatum Western Central Pacific
Teloscalpellum luteum Northeast Atlantic.
Tetrinis serenuportus American Inland Water
Trianguloscalpellum annandalei Indo-West Pacific
Trianguloscalpellum balanoides Western Pacific.
Trianguloscalpellum diota Indo-West Pacific
Trianguloscalpellum hamulus Western Central Pacific
Trianguloscalpellum liberum Antarctic Atlantic
Trianguloscalpellum moluccanum Western Central Pacific
Trianguloscalpellum ovale Northern Atlantic.
Trianguloscalpellum pentacrinarum Western Atlantic Ocean.
Trianguloscalpellum regium Cosmopolitan in the Atlan
Trianguloscalpellum rubrum Western Pacific
Verum candidum Western Central Pacific
Verum hendersoni Western Central Atlantic.
Verum idioplax Southwest Atlantic
Verum novaezelandiae Indo-West Pacific
Verum virgatum Western Central Pacific
Weltnerium aduncum Southwest Atlantic
Weltnerium bouvieri Antarctic Pacific and Atl
Weltnerium hydrozoaphilum South West Atlantic.
Weltnerium nymphocola Northeast Atlantic and th
Weltnerium poculum Western Central Pacific



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