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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Aporrhaidae (See list of species below)
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3 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Aporrhais occidentalis
[American pelicanfoot]

Aporrhais pespelecani
[Pelican's foot]

Aporrhais serresiana
[De serre’s pelican’s foot]
3 Species of Family Aporrhaidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aporrhais occidentalis American pelicanfoot Arctic and North America. 7 DL
Aporrhais pespelecani Pelican's foot Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Aporrhais serresiana De serre’s pelican’s foot Northern Atlantic and the 5 DL



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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.