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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Periphyllidae (See list of species below)

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7 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Nauphantopsis diomedeae
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Pericolpa campana
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Pericolpa quadrigata
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Pericolpa tetralina
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Periphylla periphylla
[Merchant-cap]
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Periphyllopsis braueri
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Periphyllopsis galatheae
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7 Species of Family Periphyllidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Nauphantopsis diomedeae Northwest Atlantic 7 WD
Pericolpa campana Southwest Pacific 1.5 WD
Pericolpa quadrigata Antarctic and Eastern Ind 3 WD
Pericolpa tetralina Indo-West Pacific 1.6 WD
Periphylla periphylla Merchant-cap Circumglobal. 35 WD
Periphyllopsis braueri Circumtropical. 6 WD
Periphyllopsis galatheae Western Atlantic and Indi 38 WD



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