Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Chamidae jewel box shells (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphichama argentata []	No picture found Arcinella arcinella [Spiny jewelbox]	No picture found Arcinella brasiliana []
No picture found Arcinella cornuta [Florida spiny jewelbox]	Chama ambigua []	No picture found Chama asperella [Jewel boxes]
No picture found Chama aspersa []	No picture found Chama bicornis []	No picture found Chama brassica []
No picture found Chama buddiana [Mexican jewel box]	No picture found Chama cerion []	No picture found Chama circinata []
Chama congregata [Corrugate jewelbox]	Chama croceata [Savigny's jewel box]	No picture found Chama dunkeri []
No picture found Chama echinata []	No picture found Chama fibula []	No picture found Chama florida [Pretty jewelbox]
No picture found Chama fraga []	No picture found Chama frondosa []	No picture found Chama gryphoides []
No picture found Chama inezae []	No picture found Chama iostoma []	No picture found Chama japonica [Japanese jewel box]
No picture found Chama jukesi []	No picture found Chama lactuca [Milky jewelbox]	Chama lazarus [Lazarus jewel box]
No picture found Chama limbula [Jewel box]	No picture found Chama lobata []	Chama macerophylla [Leafy jewelbox]
Chama pacifica [Reflexed jewel box]	No picture found Chama pellucida []	No picture found Chama radians []
No picture found Chama sarda [Cherry jewelbox]	No picture found Chama semipurpurata []	No picture found Chama sinuosa [Smooth-edge jewelbox]
No picture found Pseudochama aurantiaca []	No picture found Pseudochama corbieri []	No picture found Pseudochama exogyra [Reversed chama]
No picture found Pseudochama gryphina [Left-handed jewel box]	Pseudochama inezae [Alabaster jewelbox]	Pseudochama radians [Atlantic jewelbox]
No picture found Pseudochama retroversa [Retroversal jewel box]	No picture found Pseudochama scutulina []

44 Species of Family Chamidae
(jewel box shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphichama argentata		Western Pacific
Arcinella arcinella	Spiny jewelbox	Western Atlantic	5.33 DL
Arcinella brasiliana		Western Atlantic.	6.16 DL
Arcinella cornuta	Florida spiny jewelbox	Western Central Atlantic.	4 DL
Chama ambigua		Northwest Pacific
Chama asperella	Jewel boxes	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	2.24 TL
Chama aspersa		Western Indian Ocean and
Chama bicornis		Mediterranean Sea
Chama brassica		Indo-Pacific.
Chama buddiana	Mexican jewel box	Pacific Ocean
Chama cerion		Eastern Central Pacific
Chama circinata		Mediterranean Sea
Chama congregata	Corrugate jewelbox	Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Chama croceata	Savigny's jewel box	Indo-Pacific	10 SHL
Chama dunkeri		Western Pacific.
Chama echinata		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Chama fibula		Western Central Pacific
Chama florida	Pretty jewelbox	Western Atlantic.
Chama fraga		Indo-Pacific.
Chama frondosa		Southeast Pacific
Chama gryphoides		Mediterranean Sea
Chama inezae		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL
Chama iostoma		Indo-Pacific.
Chama japonica	Japanese jewel box	Western Pacific.
Chama jukesi		Indo-Pacific.
Chama lactuca	Milky jewelbox	Western Central Atlantic.	2.2 DL
Chama lazarus	Lazarus jewel box	Indo-Pacific	14 SHL
Chama limbula	Jewel box	Indo-Pacific
Chama lobata		Western Pacific.
Chama macerophylla	Leafy jewelbox	Western Atlantic	10 WD
Chama pacifica	Reflexed jewel box	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	8 SHL
Chama pellucida		Eastern Pacific
Chama radians		Western Atlantic.	4.7 DL
Chama sarda	Cherry jewelbox	Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL
Chama semipurpurata		Western Pacific
Chama sinuosa	Smooth-edge jewelbox	Western Central Pacific a
Pseudochama aurantiaca		Northwest Pacific
Pseudochama corbieri		Mediterranean Sea
Pseudochama exogyra	Reversed chama	Eastern Pacific
Pseudochama gryphina	Left-handed jewel box	Mediterranean Sea
Pseudochama inezae	Alabaster jewelbox	Western Central Atlantic
Pseudochama radians	Atlantic jewelbox	North America.
Pseudochama retroversa	Retroversal jewel box	Western Pacific
Pseudochama scutulina		Western Pacific

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