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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percophidae Duckbills
Subfamily: Hemerocoetinae
Genus: Pteropsaron

(See list of species below)



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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Iwamoto, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Pteropsaron dabfar Iwamoto, 2014

Photo by Iwamoto, T.
 
Pteropsaron dabfar
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pteropsaron evolans Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Pteropsaron evolans
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982

Photo by SFSA
 
Pteropsaron heemstrai
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL

 
Pteropsaron incisum
[]

Photo by Fong, J.D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Pteropsaron levitoni Iwamoto, 2014

Photo by Fong, J.D.
 
Pteropsaron levitoni
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Pteropsaron longipinnis Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pteropsaron longipinnis
[Midwater sand-diver]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Pteropsaron natalensis (Nelson, 1982)

Photo by SFSA
 
Pteropsaron natalensis
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL

 
Pteropsaron neocaledonicus
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Pteropsaron springeri Smith & Johnson, 2007

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Pteropsaron springeri
[Springer's sand-diver]
9 Species of Family Percophidae with Genus Pteropsaron
(Duckbills)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2014 Pteropsaron dabfar Western Pacific 3.4 SL
1902 Pteropsaron evolans Northwest Pacific 7 SL
1982 Pteropsaron heemstrai Western Indian Ocean 5.5 SL
1905 Pteropsaron incisum Eastern Pacific 5.2 SL
2014 Pteropsaron levitoni Western Pacific 2.8 SL
2012 Pteropsaron longipinnis Midwater sand-diver Western Pacific 2.9 SL
1982 Pteropsaron natalensis Western Indian Ocean 3.5 SL
1979 Pteropsaron neocaledonicus Pacific Ocean 4.5 SL
2007 Pteropsaron springeri Springer's sand-diver Western Central Pacific 2.8 SL



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