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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae Barreleyes or spookfishes

Genus: Dolichopteryx

(See list of species below)



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9 species (see list below)

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Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx anascopa
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx andriashevi
[]

Photo by OCEANA

Probably worldwide in tem
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Dolichopteryx longipes (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by OCEANA
 
Dolichopteryx longipes
[Brownsnout spookfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx minuscula
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 21.7 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx parini
[Winged spookfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx rostrata
[]
No picture found
Southern hemisphere
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx trunovi
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL

 
Dolichopteryx vityazi
[]
9 Species of Family Opisthoproctidae with Genus Dolichopteryx
(Barreleyes or spookfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1901 Dolichopteryx anascopa Atlantic Ocean 17.3 SL
2009 Dolichopteryx andriashevi Pacific Ocean 6.3 SL
1888 Dolichopteryx longipes Brownsnout spookfish Probably worldwide in tem 18 SL
2006 Dolichopteryx minuscula Indo-West Pacific 6.0 SL
2001 Dolichopteryx parini Winged spookfish North Pacific 21.7 SL
2008 Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes Eastern Central Pacific. 8.0 SL
2006 Dolichopteryx rostrata Northeast Atlantic 6.6 SL
2005 Dolichopteryx trunovi Southern hemisphere 14.3 SL
2009 Dolichopteryx vityazi Pacific Ocean 6.1 SL



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