Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Myidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cryptomya busoensis []	No picture found Cryptomya californica [California softshell]	No picture found Cryptomya divaricata []
No picture found Cryptomya elliptica []	No picture found Distugonia decurtata []	No picture found Mya antarctica []
Mya arenaria [Softshell clam]	No picture found Mya baxteri [Deep softshell]	No picture found Mya japonica []
No picture found Mya pseudoarenaria [False softshell]	No picture found Mya truncata [Truncate softshell]	No picture found Paramya recluzi []
No picture found Paramya subovata [Subovate softshell]	Platyodon cancellatus [Boring softshell]	No picture found Sphenia antillensis [Antillean sphenia]
No picture found Sphenia binghami []	No picture found Sphenia coreanica []	No picture found Sphenia fragilis []
No picture found Sphenia hatcheri []	No picture found Sphenia rueppellii []	No picture found Sphenia sincera [Freeliving sphenia]
No picture found Sphenia tumida [Tumid sphenia]	No picture found Tugonia huanghaiensis []	No picture found Tugonia sinensis []
No picture found Venatomya truncata []

25 Species of Family Myidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cryptomya busoensis		Northwest Pacific
Cryptomya californica	California softshell	Northeast Pacific	2.8 SHL
Cryptomya divaricata		Southeast Atlantic
Cryptomya elliptica		Indo-West Pacific.
Distugonia decurtata		Northwest Pacific
Mya antarctica		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL
Mya arenaria	Softshell clam	Northwest Atlantic from N	10 TL
Mya baxteri	Deep softshell	East Pacific and Northeas
Mya japonica		Northeast Atlantic
Mya pseudoarenaria	False softshell	Eastern Pacific, Atlantic	5.21 TL
Mya truncata	Truncate softshell	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	8 SHL
Paramya recluzi		Northwest Pacific
Paramya subovata	Subovate softshell	North America.	1 DL
Platyodon cancellatus	Boring softshell	Northeast Pacific	7.5 SHL
Sphenia antillensis	Antillean sphenia	North America.
Sphenia binghami		Mediterranean Sea
Sphenia coreanica		Northwest Pacific
Sphenia fragilis		Western Central Atlantic
Sphenia hatcheri		Western Atlantic and East	1.72 DL
Sphenia rueppellii		Mediterranean Sea.
Sphenia sincera	Freeliving sphenia	North America.	0.99 DL
Sphenia tumida	Tumid sphenia	North America.
Tugonia huanghaiensis		Northwest Pacific
Tugonia sinensis		Northwest Pacific
Venatomya truncata		Northwest Pacific

Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase

Quick Identification

Identification keys

Identification by morphometrics

Identification by pictures:

          If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.

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