Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Physidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aplexa elongata [Lance Aplexa]	No picture found Physa fontinalis [Common European tadpole snail]	No picture found Physa jennessi [Obtuse physa]
No picture found Physa megalochlamys [Cloaked physa]	No picture found Physa natricina [Snake river physa]	No picture found Physa peruviana []
No picture found Physa siberica [Frigid physa]	No picture found Physa skinneri [Glass physa]	No picture found Physa vernalis [Vernal physa]
No picture found Physella acuta [European physa]	No picture found Physella ancillaria [Pumpkin physa]	No picture found Physella bermudezi [Lowdome physa]
No picture found Physella bottimeri [Comanche physa]	No picture found Physella boucardi [Desert physa]	No picture found Physella columbiana [Rotund physa]
No picture found Physella conoidea [Texas physa]	No picture found Physella cooperi [Olive physa]	No picture found Physella costata [Ornate physa]
No picture found Physella cubensis [Carib physa]	No picture found Physella globosa [Globose physa]	No picture found Physella gyrina [Tadpole physa]
No picture found Physella hendersoni [Bayou physa]	Physella heterostropha [Pewter physa]	No picture found Physella hordacea [Grain physa]
No picture found Physella humerosa [Corkscrew physa]	No picture found Physella integra [Ashy physa]	No picture found Physella johnsoni [Striate physa]
No picture found Physella lordi [Twisted physa]	No picture found Physella magnalacustris [Great lakes physa]	No picture found Physella mexicana [Polished physa]
No picture found Physella microstriata [Fish lake physa]	No picture found Physella osculans [Cayuse physa]	No picture found Physella parkeri [Broadshoulder physa]
No picture found Physella propinqua [Rocky mountain physa]	No picture found Physella spelunca [Cave physa]	No picture found Physella squalida [Squalid physa]
No picture found Physella traski [Sculpted physa]	No picture found Physella utahensis [Utah physa]	No picture found Physella vinosa [Banded physa]
No picture found Physella virgata [Protean physa]	No picture found Physella virginea [Sunset physa]	No picture found Physella wrighti [Hotwater physa]
No picture found Physella zionis [Wet-rock physa]	No picture found Stenophysa marmorata [Marbled aplexa]	No picture found Stenophysa maugeriae [Tawny aplexa]

45 Species of Family Physidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Aplexa elongata	Lance Aplexa	North America
Physa fontinalis	Common European tadpole snail	Europe Inland Waters
Physa jennessi	Obtuse physa	Western Atlantic
Physa megalochlamys	Cloaked physa	Western Atlantic
Physa natricina	Snake river physa	Western Atlantic
Physa peruviana		Southeast Pacific
Physa siberica	Frigid physa	Western Atlantic
Physa skinneri	Glass physa	North America.
Physa vernalis	Vernal physa	Western Atlantic
Physella acuta	European physa	Western Atlantic
Physella ancillaria	Pumpkin physa	Western Atlantic
Physella bermudezi	Lowdome physa	Western Atlantic
Physella bottimeri	Comanche physa	Western Atlantic
Physella boucardi	Desert physa	Western Atlantic
Physella columbiana	Rotund physa	Western Atlantic
Physella conoidea	Texas physa	Western Atlantic
Physella cooperi	Olive physa	Western Atlantic
Physella costata	Ornate physa	Western Atlantic
Physella cubensis	Carib physa	Western Atlantic
Physella globosa	Globose physa	Western Atlantic
Physella gyrina	Tadpole physa	Western Atlantic
Physella hendersoni	Bayou physa	Western Atlantic
Physella heterostropha	Pewter physa	Western Atlantic
Physella hordacea	Grain physa	Western Atlantic
Physella humerosa	Corkscrew physa	Western Atlantic
Physella integra	Ashy physa	Western Atlantic
Physella johnsoni	Striate physa	Western Atlantic
Physella lordi	Twisted physa	Western Atlantic
Physella magnalacustris	Great lakes physa	Western Atlantic
Physella mexicana	Polished physa	Western Atlantic
Physella microstriata	Fish lake physa	Western Atlantic
Physella osculans	Cayuse physa	Western Atlantic
Physella parkeri	Broadshoulder physa	Western Atlantic
Physella propinqua	Rocky mountain physa	Western Atlantic
Physella spelunca	Cave physa	Western Atlantic
Physella squalida	Squalid physa	Western Atlantic
Physella traski	Sculpted physa	Western Atlantic
Physella utahensis	Utah physa	Western Atlantic
Physella vinosa	Banded physa	Western Atlantic
Physella virgata	Protean physa	Western Atlantic
Physella virginea	Sunset physa	Western Atlantic
Physella wrighti	Hotwater physa	Western Atlantic
Physella zionis	Wet-rock physa	Western Atlantic
Stenophysa marmorata	Marbled aplexa	Western Atlantic
Stenophysa maugeriae	Tawny aplexa	Western Atlantic

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.

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