Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Scombropidae Gnomefishes

Genus: Scombrops

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Scombrops boops (Houttuyn, 1782)

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Scombrops boops
[Gnomefish]
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Max. Length 120 cm TL
 
Scombrops gilberti
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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 104 cm FL
Scombrops oculatus (Poey, 1860)

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Scombrops oculatus
[Atlantic scombrops]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scombrops boops Gnomefish Indo-West Pacific 150 TL 1782
Scombrops gilberti Western Pacific 120 TL 1901
Scombrops oculatus Atlantic scombrops Western Atlantic 104 FL 1860



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