Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Centriscidae Snipefishes and shrimpfishes

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Field, R.

Aeoliscus punctulatus
[Speckled shrimpfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Aeoliscus strigatus
[Razorfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Centriscops humerosus
[Banded yellowfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Centriscus cristatus
[Smooth razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Centriscus scutatus
[Grooved razor-fish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Macroramphosus gracilis
[Slender snipefish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Macroramphosus scolopax
[Longspine snipefish]

Photo by MNHN

Notopogon armatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Notopogon fernandezianus
[Orange bellowfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Notopogon lilliei
[Crested bellowfish]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Notopogon macrosolen
[Longsnout bellowfish]

Photo by SFSA

Notopogon xenosoma
[Longspine bellowfish]

12 Species of Family Centriscidae
(Snipefishes and shrimpfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1854	Aeoliscus punctulatus	Speckled shrimpfish	Western Indian Ocean	15 TL
1861	Aeoliscus strigatus	Razorfish	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL
1846	Centriscops humerosus	Banded yellowfish	Circumglobal in southern	30 SL
1885	Centriscus cristatus	Smooth razorfish	Indo-West Pacific	30 TL
1758	Centriscus scutatus	Grooved razor-fish	Indo-Pacific	15 TL
1839	Macroramphosus gracilis	Slender snipefish	Indo-Pacific and Western	15 TL
1758	Macroramphosus scolopax	Longspine snipefish	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1879	Notopogon armatus		Western Indian Ocean	33.8 SL
1899	Notopogon fernandezianus	Orange bellowfish	Southeast Pacific and Sou	18 TL
1914	Notopogon lilliei	Crested bellowfish	Southwest Pacific	27 TL
1925	Notopogon macrosolen	Longsnout bellowfish	Southeast Atlantic	33 TL
1914	Notopogon xenosoma	Longspine bellowfish	Indo-Pacific	17 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Centriscidae Snipefishes and shrimpfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Centriscidae Snipefishes and shrimpfishes

(See list of species below)