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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Ardeidae (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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Ardea goliath
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Ardea herodias
[Great blue heron] 		No picture found

Ardeola idae
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Butorides striata
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Egretta eulophotes
[Chinese egret] 		No picture found

Egretta garzetta
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Egretta gularis
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Egretta novaehollandiae
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Egretta sacra
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Mesophoyx intermedia
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10 Species of Family Ardeidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ardea goliath Western Indian Ocean.
Ardea herodias Great blue heron Northeast Pacific 130 TL
Ardeola idae Western Indian Ocean.
Butorides striata Southwest Atlantic and In
Egretta eulophotes Chinese egret Indo-West Pacific.
Egretta garzetta Indo-West Pacific
Egretta gularis Western Indian Ocean
Egretta novaehollandiae Southwest Pacific
Egretta sacra Indo-West Pacific
Mesophoyx intermedia Indo-West Pacific



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Quick Identification
Identification keys
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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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