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Family: Phalacrocoracidae cormorants (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Leucocarbo carunculatus [New Zealand king shag]	Phalacrocorax africanus [Crowned cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax albiventer [King cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax aristotelis [European shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax atriceps [Imperial shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax auritus [Double-crested cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax bougainvillii [Guanay cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax brasilianus [Neotropic cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax campbelli [Campbell shag]
Phalacrocorax capensis [Cape cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax capillatus [Japanese cormorant]	Phalacrocorax carbo [Great cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax chalconotus [Stewart Island shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax colensoi [Auckland Island shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax featherstoni [Pitt Island shag]
No picture found Phalacrocorax fuscescens [Black-faced cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax fuscicollis [Indian cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax gaimardi [Red-legged cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax georgianus [South Georgia shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax harrisi [Flightless cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax magellanicus [Rock cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax melanoleucos [Little pied cormorant]	Phalacrocorax neglectus [Bank cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax niger [Little cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax nigrogularis [Socotra cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax onslowi [Chatham Island shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax pelagicus [Pelagic cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax penicillatus [Brandt's cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax punctatus [Spotted shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax purpurascens [Macquarie shag]
No picture found Phalacrocorax pygmaeus [Pygmy cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi [Bounty Island shag]	No picture found Phalacrocorax sulcirostris [Little black cormorant]
No picture found Phalacrocorax urile [Red-faced cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax varius [Pied cormorant]	No picture found Phalacrocorax verrucosus [Kerguelen shag]

36 Species of Family Phalacrocoracidae
(cormorants)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Leucocarbo carunculatus	New Zealand king shag	Southwest Pacific	76 TL
Phalacrocorax africanus	Crowned cormorant	Eastern Atlantic, Western	50 TL
Phalacrocorax albiventer	King cormorant	Southeast Pacific and Sou
Phalacrocorax aristotelis	European shag	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti	72 TL
Phalacrocorax atriceps	Imperial shag	Southern Atlantic and the	72 TL
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested cormorant	Western Atlantic and East	90 TL
Phalacrocorax bougainvillii	Guanay cormorant	Southeast Pacific	76 TL
Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Neotropic cormorant	Western Atlantic	56 TL
Phalacrocorax campbelli	Campbell shag	Southwest Pacific	63 TL
Phalacrocorax capensis	Cape cormorant	Southeast Atlantic.	63 TL
Phalacrocorax capillatus	Japanese cormorant	Arctic Ocean and Northwes	92 TL
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great cormorant	Indo-West Pacific, Medite	101 TL
Phalacrocorax chalconotus	Stewart Island shag	Southwest Pacific	68 TL
Phalacrocorax colensoi	Auckland Island shag	Southwest Pacific	63 TL
Phalacrocorax featherstoni	Pitt Island shag	Southwest Pacific	63 TL
Phalacrocorax fuscescens	Black-faced cormorant	Eastern Indian Ocean	69 TL
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Indian cormorant	Indo-West Pacific	65 TL
Phalacrocorax gaimardi	Red-legged cormorant	Southeast Pacific and Sou	76 TL
Phalacrocorax georgianus	South Georgia shag	Atlantic Antarctic	72 TL
Phalacrocorax harrisi	Flightless cormorant	Southeast Pacific	99 TL
Phalacrocorax magellanicus	Rock cormorant	Southwest Atlantic	66 TL
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos	Little pied cormorant	Western Pacific
Phalacrocorax neglectus	Bank cormorant	Southeast Atlantic and We	76 TL
Phalacrocorax niger	Little cormorant	Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	Socotra cormorant	Western Indian Ocean.	80 TL
Phalacrocorax onslowi	Chatham Island shag	Southwest Pacific	63 TL
Phalacrocorax pelagicus	Pelagic cormorant	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O	68 TL
Phalacrocorax penicillatus	Brandt's cormorant	Eastern Pacific	89 TL
Phalacrocorax punctatus	Spotted shag	Southwest Pacific	69 TL
Phalacrocorax purpurascens	Macquarie shag	Southwest Pacific
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus	Pygmy cormorant	Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi	Bounty Island shag	Southwest Pacific	71 TL
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	Little black cormorant	Western Pacific
Phalacrocorax urile	Red-faced cormorant	Northeast Atlantic, North	84 TL
Phalacrocorax varius	Pied cormorant	Indo-West Pacific	75 TL
Phalacrocorax verrucosus	Kerguelen shag	Antarctic Indian Ocean	65 TL

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