Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Zoroasteridae (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)

No picture found Myxoderma sacculatum [Giant slimy star]	No picture found Pholidaster squamatus []	No picture found Sagenaster evermanni [Evermann's star]
No picture found Zoroaster carinatus []	No picture found Zoroaster fulgens []	No picture found Zoroaster ophiactis []
No picture found Zoroaster ophiurus []

7 Species of Family Zoroasteridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Myxoderma sacculatum	Giant slimy star	Northeast Pacific.
Pholidaster squamatus		Western Central Pacific
Sagenaster evermanni	Evermann's star	Northeast Pacific.
Zoroaster carinatus		Western Central Pacific
Zoroaster fulgens		Western Atlantic and Anta
Zoroaster ophiactis		Western Central Pacific
Zoroaster ophiurus		Northeast 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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