Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Caulophrynidae Fanfins

Genus: Caulophryne

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Caulophryne bacescui
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Caulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896

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Caulophryne jordani
[Fanfin angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer, 1902)

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Caulophryne pelagica
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930

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Caulophryne polynema
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caulophryne bacescui Eastern Pacific 1982
Caulophryne jordani Fanfin angler Circumglobal. 20 TL 1896
Caulophryne pelagica Circumglobal. 15 SL 1902
Caulophryne polynema Eastern Atlantic 21 TL 1930



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