Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Desmacellidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Biemna caribea []	No picture found Biemna chilensis [Peeled potato sponge]	No picture found Biemna cribaria []
No picture found Biemna ehrenbergi []	No picture found Biemna fistulosa []	No picture found Biemna fortis []
No picture found Biemna fragilis []	No picture found Biemna gellioides []	No picture found Biemna granulosigmata []
No picture found Biemna humilis []	No picture found Biemna liposigma []	No picture found Biemna liposphaera []
No picture found Biemna megalosigma []	No picture found Biemna microstrongyla []	No picture found Biemna omanensis []
No picture found Biemna strongylota []	No picture found Biemna thielei []	No picture found Biemna thomasi []
No picture found Biemna trirhaphis []	No picture found Biemna truncata []	No picture found Biemna tubulata []
No picture found Biemna variantia [Saucer-shaped horny sponge]	No picture found Desmacella alba []	No picture found Desmacella democratica []
No picture found Desmacella jania []	No picture found Desmacella lampra []	No picture found Desmacella meliorata []
No picture found Desmacella pumilio []	No picture found Desmacella toxophora []	No picture found Microtylostylifer aruensis []
No picture found Neofibularia chinensis []	No picture found Neofibularia hartmani []	No picture found Neofibularia irata []
No picture found Neofibularia nolitangere [Touch-me-not sponge]	No picture found Tylodesma rosea []

35 Species of Family Desmacellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Biemna caribea		Western Central Atlantic
Biemna chilensis	Peeled potato sponge	Southeast Pacific and the
Biemna cribaria		Western Central Atlantic.
Biemna ehrenbergi		Western Indian Ocean
Biemna fistulosa		Pacific Ocean
Biemna fortis		Indo-West Pacific.
Biemna fragilis		Western Central Pacific
Biemna gellioides		Western Central Pacific
Biemna granulosigmata		Western Central Pacific.
Biemna humilis		Western Central Pacific
Biemna liposigma		Indo-West Pacific.
Biemna liposphaera		Western Central Pacific
Biemna megalosigma		Western Central Pacific
Biemna microstrongyla		Western Central Pacific
Biemna omanensis		Western Indian Ocean
Biemna strongylota		Antarctic Peninsula
Biemna thielei		Western Central Pacific
Biemna thomasi		Southwest Atlantic
Biemna trirhaphis		Western Central Pacific
Biemna truncata		Western Central Pacific
Biemna tubulata		Indo-West Pacific.
Biemna variantia	Saucer-shaped horny sponge	Arctic and Northern Atlan	15 H
Desmacella alba		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Desmacella democratica		Western Central Pacific
Desmacella jania		Western Central Atlantic
Desmacella lampra		Western Central Pacific
Desmacella meliorata		Western Central Atlantic
Desmacella pumilio		Western Central Atlantic.
Desmacella toxophora		Western Central Pacific.
Microtylostylifer aruensis		Western Central Pacific
Neofibularia chinensis		Northwest Pacific
Neofibularia hartmani		Pacific Ocean.
Neofibularia irata		Western Central Pacific
Neofibularia nolitangere	Touch-me-not sponge	Western Central Atlantic.	80 WD
Tylodesma rosea		Arctic

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