Other identification tools | SeaLifeBase

Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Octacnemidae (See list of species below)

Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):

Select Country (optional):

Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional)



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


Cibacapsa gulosa
[]
No picture found

Cryptia planum
[]
No picture found

Dicopia antirrhinum
[]
No picture found

Dicopia fimbriata
[]
No picture found

Dicopia japonica
[]
No picture found

Kaikoja globosa
[]
No picture found

Megalodicopia hians
[Megabyte sea squirt]
No picture found

Megalodicopia rineharti
[]
No picture found

Myopegma melanesium
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus alatus
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus bythius
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus ingolfi
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus kottae
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus vinogradovae
[]
No picture found

Octacnemus zarcoi
[]
No picture found

Polyoctacnemus patagoniensis
[]
No picture found

Situla cuculli
[]
No picture found

Situla galeata
[]
No picture found

Situla lanosa
[]
No picture found

Situla macdonaldi
[]
No picture found

Situla multitentaculata
[]
No picture found

Situla pelliculosa
[]
No picture found

Situla rebainsi
[]
23 Species of Family Octacnemidae
()
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cibacapsa gulosa Periantarctic.
Cryptia planum Eastern Central Atlantic
Dicopia antirrhinum Northeast Atlantic and th
Dicopia fimbriata Western Pacific
Dicopia japonica Northwest Pacific
Kaikoja globosa Northwest Pacific
Megalodicopia hians Megabyte sea squirt Northern Pacific and the
Megalodicopia rineharti Antarctic Atlantic and In 8 H
Myopegma melanesium Western Central Pacific
Octacnemus alatus Eastern Indian Ocean.
Octacnemus bythius Western Pacific
Octacnemus ingolfi Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 4.5 WD
Octacnemus kottae Antarctic.
Octacnemus vinogradovae Southwest Pacific
Octacnemus zarcoi Eastern Central Atlantic
Polyoctacnemus patagoniensis Southwest Atlantic and So
Situla cuculli Western Central Pacific
Situla galeata Western Pacific 6 H
Situla lanosa Northeast Atlantic
Situla macdonaldi Antarctic Indian Ocean
Situla multitentaculata Antarctic.
Situla pelliculosa Northern Pacific
Situla rebainsi Antarctic.



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.