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Family: Aulopidae Aulopus



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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Jimenez Prado, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
Aulopus bajacali Parin & Kotlyar, 1984

Photo by Jimenez Prado, P.
 
Aulopus bajacali
[Eastern Pacific flagfin]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Aulopus cadenati Poll, 1953

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Aulopus cadenati
[Guinean flagfin]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Aulopus diactithrix
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Aulopus filamentosus
[Royal flagfin]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
 
Hime curtirostris
[Shortsnout threadsail]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Eastern Indian Ocean in W
Max. Length 23.0 cm SL
Hime formosana (Lee & Chao, 1994)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Hime formosana
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
Hime japonica (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Hime japonica
[Japanese thread-sail fish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
 
Hime microps
[]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 26.8 cm SL
 
Hime pyrhistion
[Flaming flagfin]

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson, 1843)

Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Latropiscis purpurissatus
[Sergeant baker]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 31.1 cm SL
Leptaulopus damasi (Tanaka, 1915)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Leptaulopus damasi
[]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Leptaulopus erythrozonatus
[Duckbill flagfin]
12 Species of Family Aulopidae
(Aulopus)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1984 Aulopus bajacali Eastern Pacific flagfin Eastern Pacific 24.6 SL
1953 Aulopus cadenati Guinean flagfin Southeast Atlantic 40 SL
2008 Aulopus diactithrix Western Pacific 17 SL
1792 Aulopus filamentosus Royal flagfin Eastern Atlantic 44 SL
1967 Hime curtirostris Shortsnout threadsail Southwest Pacific 19.3 SL
1994 Hime formosana Eastern Indian Ocean in W 23.0 SL
1877 Hime japonica Japanese thread-sail fish Western Pacific 22.3 SL
1989 Hime microps Southeast Pacific 25.1 SL
2013 Hime pyrhistion Flaming flagfin Southwestern Pacific 26.8 SL
1843 Latropiscis purpurissatus Sergeant baker Southwest Pacific 60 TL
1915 Leptaulopus damasi Western Pacific 31.1 SL
2013 Leptaulopus erythrozonatus Duckbill flagfin Southwestern Pacific 27.4 SL



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