Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Ancillariidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Ancilla apicalis []	No picture found Ancilla boschi []	No picture found Ancilla castanea []
No picture found Ancilla cylindrica []	No picture found Ancilla djiboutina []	No picture found Ancilla exigua []
No picture found Ancilla farsiana []	No picture found Ancilla guttata []	No picture found Ancilla inornata []
No picture found Ancilla ovalis []	No picture found Ancilla pruinosa []	No picture found Ancilla rubiginosa []
No picture found Ancilla sinensis []	No picture found Ancilla sticta []	No picture found Ancilla sultana []
No picture found Ancilla undulata []	No picture found Ancillista muscae []

17 Species of Family Ancillariidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ancilla apicalis		Western Central Pacific
Ancilla boschi		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla castanea		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla cylindrica		Western Central Pacific
Ancilla djiboutina		Western Indian Ocean.
Ancilla exigua		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla farsiana		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla guttata		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla inornata		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla ovalis		Western Indian Ocean.
Ancilla pruinosa		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla rubiginosa		Northwest Pacific
Ancilla sinensis		Western Central Pacific
Ancilla sticta		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla sultana		Western Indian Ocean
Ancilla undulata		Western Indian Ocean
Ancillista muscae		Eastern Indian Ocean

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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