Back to search
Other identification tools

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Tortanidae



(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



10 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:
No picture found
 
Tortanus compernis
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus derjugini
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus dextrilobatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus discaudatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus forcipatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus gracilis
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus insularis
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus recticaudus
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus setacaudatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tortanus vermiculus
[]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 10

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tortanus compernis 1965
Tortanus derjugini Northwest Pacific 1935
Tortanus dextrilobatus Northwest Pacific 1965
Tortanus discaudatus Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 1898
Tortanus forcipatus Indo-West Pacific. 1889
Tortanus gracilis Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Tortanus insularis Western Indian Ocean 2003
Tortanus recticaudus Western Indian Ocean 1889
Tortanus setacaudatus Atlantic Ocean. 1906
Tortanus vermiculus Northwest Pacific 1955



Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


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.