Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Ophiacanthidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Ophiacantha abyssa []	No picture found Ophiacantha abyssicola []	Ophiacantha antarctica []
No picture found Ophiacantha bathybia []	No picture found Ophiacantha bidentata []	No picture found Ophiacantha clavigera []
No picture found Ophiacantha composita []	No picture found Ophiacantha cornuta []	No picture found Ophiacantha cosmica []
No picture found Ophiacantha duplex []	No picture found Ophiacantha frigida []	No picture found Ophiacantha funebris []
No picture found Ophiacantha fuscina []	No picture found Ophiacantha gracilis []	No picture found Ophiacantha imago []
No picture found Ophiacantha indica []	No picture found Ophiacantha levispina []	No picture found Ophiacantha longidens []
No picture found Ophiacantha nodosa []	No picture found Ophiacantha paramedea []	No picture found Ophiacantha pentactis []
No picture found Ophiacantha pentagona []	No picture found Ophiacantha phragma []	No picture found Ophiacantha placida []
No picture found Ophiacantha renekoehleri []	No picture found Ophiacantha rhachophora []	No picture found Ophiacantha richeri []
No picture found Ophiacantha rosea [Rose spiny brittle star]	No picture found Ophiacantha scissionis []	No picture found Ophiacantha serrata []
No picture found Ophiacantha setosa []	No picture found Ophiacantha trachybactra []	No picture found Ophiacantha vepratica []
No picture found Ophiacantha vilis []	Ophiacantha vivipara [Brooding spiny brittle star]	No picture found Ophiacantha yaldwyni []
No picture found Ophiacanthella acontophora []	No picture found Ophiacanthella troscheli []	No picture found Ophialcoea congesta []
Ophiocamax gigas []	No picture found Ophiocamax nominata []	No picture found Ophiocamax vitrea []
No picture found Ophiocanops felli []	No picture found Ophiocopa spatula []	No picture found Ophiohamus nanus []
No picture found Ophiolamina eprae []	No picture found Ophiolebes scorteus []	No picture found Ophiolimna antarctica []
No picture found Ophiolimna bairdi []	No picture found Ophiolimna littoralis []	No picture found Ophiolimna perfida []
No picture found Ophiomitra leucorhabdota []	No picture found Ophiomitrella conferta []	No picture found Ophiomitrella glabra []
No picture found Ophiomitrella granulosa []	No picture found Ophiomitrella mensa []	No picture found Ophiomitrella parviglobosa []
No picture found Ophiomitrella polyacantha []	No picture found Ophiomitrella stellifera []	No picture found Ophiomitrella subjecta []
No picture found Ophiomitrella tenuis []	No picture found Ophiomoeris nodosa []	No picture found Ophiomoeris obstricta []
No picture found Ophiomyces danielae []	No picture found Ophiomyces delata []	No picture found Ophiomyces frutectosus []
No picture found Ophiomyces nadiae []	No picture found Ophioparva blochi []	No picture found Ophiophthalmus serratus []
No picture found Ophioplinthaca amezianeae []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca athena []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca brachispina []
No picture found Ophioplinthaca bythiaspis []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca chelys []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca citata []
No picture found Ophioplinthaca defensor []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca globata []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca hastata []
No picture found Ophioplinthaca manillae []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca plicata []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca pulchra []
No picture found Ophioplinthaca rudis []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca sarsii []	No picture found Ophioplinthaca semele []
No picture found Ophiopthalmus cataleimmoidus []	No picture found Ophiopthalmus diplasia []	No picture found Ophiopthalmus eurypoma []
No picture found Ophiopthalmus normani []	No picture found Ophiosemnotes paucispina []	No picture found Ophiothamnus biocal []
No picture found Ophiotoma paucispina []	No picture found Ophiotrema tertium []	No picture found Ophiotreta eximia []
No picture found Ophiotreta larissae []	No picture found Ophiotreta matura []	No picture found Ophiotreta stimulea []
No picture found Ophiotreta valenciennesi []	No picture found Ophiurothamnus clausa []	No picture found Ophiurothamnus eleaumei []
No picture found Ophiurothamnus musorstomae []

100 Species of Family Ophiacanthidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Ophiacantha abyssa		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiacantha abyssicola		Northwest Atlantic
Ophiacantha antarctica		Southern Ocean.
Ophiacantha bathybia		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiacantha bidentata		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Ophiacantha clavigera		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ophiacantha composita		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha cornuta		Western Pacific.
Ophiacantha cosmica		Southeast Pacific
Ophiacantha duplex		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha frigida		Southern Ocean.
Ophiacantha funebris		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha fuscina		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha gracilis		Western Pacific
Ophiacantha imago		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiacantha indica		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha levispina		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha longidens		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha nodosa		Eastern Central Atlantic
Ophiacantha paramedea		Antarctic Atlantic
Ophiacantha pentactis		Antarctic.
Ophiacantha pentagona		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha phragma		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Ophiacantha placida		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha renekoehleri		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha rhachophora		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiacantha richeri		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha rosea	Rose spiny brittle star	Indo-West Pacific and the
Ophiacantha scissionis		Northwest Pacific
Ophiacantha serrata		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacantha setosa		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ophiacantha trachybactra		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiacantha vepratica		Indo-Pacific and Northwes
Ophiacantha vilis		Southwest Pacific
Ophiacantha vivipara	Brooding spiny brittle star	Southern Pacific, Southwe
Ophiacantha yaldwyni		Western Central Pacific
Ophiacanthella acontophora		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiacanthella troscheli		Western Central Atlantic.
Ophialcoea congesta		Western Central Pacific
Ophiocamax gigas		Southern Ocean.
Ophiocamax nominata		Western Central Pacific
Ophiocamax vitrea		Western Pacific
Ophiocanops felli		Southwest Pacific
Ophiocopa spatula		Western Central Pacific
Ophiohamus nanus		Western Central Pacific
Ophiolamina eprae		Pacific Ocean.
Ophiolebes scorteus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiolimna antarctica		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Ophiolimna bairdi		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiolimna littoralis		Western Atlantic
Ophiolimna perfida		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitra leucorhabdota		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella conferta		Western Central Pacific a
Ophiomitrella glabra		Western Atlantic
Ophiomitrella granulosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella mensa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella parviglobosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella polyacantha		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella stellifera		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella subjecta		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomitrella tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomoeris nodosa		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomoeris obstricta		Western Pacific
Ophiomyces danielae		Western Central Pacific.
Ophiomyces delata		Western Central Pacific
Ophiomyces frutectosus		Western Atlantic
Ophiomyces nadiae		Western Central Pacific.
Ophioparva blochi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophiophthalmus serratus		Northwest Pacific
Ophioplinthaca amezianeae		Western Pacific
Ophioplinthaca athena		Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca brachispina		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca bythiaspis		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca chelys		Southwest Pacific
Ophioplinthaca citata		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca defensor		Indo-West Pacific.
Ophioplinthaca globata		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca hastata		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca manillae		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca plicata		Western Pacific
Ophioplinthaca pulchra		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca rudis		Western Central Pacific
Ophioplinthaca sarsii		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ophioplinthaca semele		Central Pacific
Ophiopthalmus cataleimmoidus		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiopthalmus diplasia		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiopthalmus eurypoma		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiopthalmus normani		Eastern Pacific.
Ophiosemnotes paucispina		Northeast Pacific.
Ophiothamnus biocal		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotoma paucispina		Eastern Pacific
Ophiotrema tertium		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotreta eximia		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotreta larissae		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotreta matura		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotreta stimulea		Western Central Pacific
Ophiotreta valenciennesi		Western Central Pacific
Ophiurothamnus clausa		Western Pacific
Ophiurothamnus eleaumei		Western Central Pacific
Ophiurothamnus musorstomae		Western Central Pacific

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