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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Nautilidae chambered nautiluses (See list of species below)
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10 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Allonautilus perforatus
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Allonautilus scrobiculatus
[Crusty nautilus]

Nautilus belauensis
[Palau nautilus]


Nautilus macromphalus
[Bellybutton nautilus]

Nautilus pompilius
[Emperor nautilus] 		No picture found

Nautilus repertus
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Nautilus samoaensis
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Nautilus stenomphalus
[White-patch nautilus] 		No picture found

Nautilus vanuatuensis
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Nautilus vitiensis
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10 Species of Family Nautilidae
(chambered nautiluses)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Allonautilus perforatus Indo-West Pacific 20 ML
Allonautilus scrobiculatus Crusty nautilus Western Central Pacific. 18 SHD
Nautilus belauensis Palau nautilus Western Central Pacific 22.6 SHD
Nautilus macromphalus Bellybutton nautilus Western Pacific. 16 SHD
Nautilus pompilius Emperor nautilus Indo-Pacific 22.2 SHD
Nautilus repertus Eastern Indian Ocean and 22.8 SHD
Nautilus samoaensis Eastern Central Pacific
Nautilus stenomphalus White-patch nautilus Western Central Pacific 17 SHD
Nautilus vanuatuensis Western Central Pacific
Nautilus vitiensis Western Central Pacific



Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


Quick Identification
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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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