Fish Identification: Find Species

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.

Pteropsaron dabfar
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Pteropsaron evolans
[]

Photo by SFSA

Pteropsaron heemstrai
[]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL

Pteropsaron incisum
[]

Photo by Fong, J.D.

Pteropsaron levitoni
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pteropsaron longipinnis
[Midwater sand-diver]

Photo by SFSA

Pteropsaron natalensis
[]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL

Pteropsaron neocaledonicus
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Pteropsaron springeri
[Springer's sand-diver]

9 Species of Family Percophidae with Genus Pteropsaron
(Duckbills)

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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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Percophidae DuckbillsSubfamily: HemerocoetinaeGenus: Pteropsaron(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)