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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chironemidae Kelpfishes

Genus: Chironemus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Southeast Pacific
 
Chironemus bicornis
[]

Photo by Pereira, L.A.

Southeastern Pacific

Chironemus delfini (Porter, 1914)

Photo by Pereira, L.A.
 
Chironemus delfini
[]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chironemus georgianus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Good, P.
 
Chironemus georgianus
[Western kelpfish]

Photo by Good, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Chironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Chironemus maculosus
[Silver spot]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Chironemus marmoratus
[Kelpfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Chironemus microlepis
[Smallscale kelpfish]
6 Species of Family Chironemidae with Genus Chironemus
(Kelpfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1898 Chironemus bicornis Southeast Pacific
1914 Chironemus delfini Southeastern Pacific
1829 Chironemus georgianus Western kelpfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL
1850 Chironemus maculosus Silver spot Western Pacific 35 TL
1860 Chironemus marmoratus Kelpfish Southwest Pacific 40 SL
1916 Chironemus microlepis Smallscale kelpfish Southwest Pacific



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