Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombropidae Gnomefishes

Genus: Scombrops

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Scombrops boops
[Gnomefish]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL

Scombrops gilberti
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Photo by IGFA

Scombrops oculatus
[Atlantic scombrops]

3 Species of Family Scombropidae with Genus Scombrops
(Gnomefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1782	Scombrops boops	Gnomefish	Indo-West Pacific	150 TL
1901	Scombrops gilberti		Western Pacific	120 TL
1860	Scombrops oculatus	Atlantic scombrops	Western Atlantic	104 FL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Scombropidae GnomefishesGenus: Scombrops(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombropidae Gnomefishes

Genus: Scombrops

(See list of species below)