Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Aspidosiphonidae



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23 species
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TRKL

 
Aspidosiphon albus
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Aspidosiphon coyi
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Max. Length 5.7 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon elegans
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Max. Length 4.9 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon exiguus
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TRKL

 
Aspidosiphon fischeri
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Aspidosiphon gosnoldi
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Aspidosiphon gracilis
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Aspidosiphon hartmeyeri
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Aspidosiphon laevis
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Aspidosiphon mexicanus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon misakiensis
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Max. Length 8 cm TRKL

 
Aspidosiphon muelleri
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Aspidosiphon parvulus
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Aspidosiphon planoscutatus
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Aspidosiphon spiralis
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon steenstrupii
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Aspidosiphon tenuis
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Max. Length 7 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon thomassini
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Max. Length 3 cm TRKL

 
Aspidosiphon venabulum
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL

 
Aspidosiphon zinni
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Max. Length 4 cm TRKL

 
Cloeosiphon aspergillus
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Lithacrosiphon cristatus
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Max. Length 4.9 cm TRKL

 
Lithacrosiphon maldivensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aspidosiphon albus Atlantic Ocean 4.5 TRKL 1967
Aspidosiphon coyi Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1865
Aspidosiphon elegans Western Atlantic, Indo-Pa 5.7 TL 1821
Aspidosiphon exiguus Western Central Atlantic 4.9 TL 1974
Aspidosiphon fischeri Western Atlantic and East 1.6 TRKL 1925
Aspidosiphon gosnoldi Western Atlantic 1981
Aspidosiphon gracilis Western Central Pacific 1868
Aspidosiphon hartmeyeri Southwest Pacific
Aspidosiphon laevis Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 1865
Aspidosiphon mexicanus Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1967
Aspidosiphon misakiensis Indo-Pacific, Antarctic I 2.5 TL 1904
Aspidosiphon muelleri Atlantic Ocean, the Medit 8 TRKL 1851
Aspidosiphon parvulus Western Atlantic, Western 1913
Aspidosiphon planoscutatus Western Indian Ocean. 1968
Aspidosiphon spiralis Western Central Pacific 1902
Aspidosiphon steenstrupii Indo-Pacific and Western 4 TL 1859
Aspidosiphon tenuis Indo-Pacific 1886
Aspidosiphon thomassini Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1979
Aspidosiphon venabulum Western Indian Ocean and 3 TRKL 1883
Aspidosiphon zinni Northeast Atlantic and In 7.5 TL 1969
Cloeosiphon aspergillus Indo-Pacific. 4 TRKL 1865
Lithacrosiphon cristatus Central Pacific and Weste 1902
Lithacrosiphon maldivensis Indo-West Pacific 4.9 TRKL 1902



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