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Family: Caulophrynidae Fanfins

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5 species (see list below)

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Eastern Pacific

Caulophryne bacescui
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Photo by DESCNA

Caulophryne jordani
[Fanfin angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Caulophryne pelagica
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Caulophryne polynema
[]

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Western Central Pacific.

Robia legula
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5 Species of Family Caulophrynidae
(Fanfins)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1982	Caulophryne bacescui		Eastern Pacific
1896	Caulophryne jordani	Fanfin angler	Circumglobal.	20 TL
1902	Caulophryne pelagica		Circumglobal.	15 SL
1930	Caulophryne polynema		Eastern Atlantic	14.2
1979	Robia legula		Western Central Pacific.

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Caulophrynidae Fanfins(See list of species below)

Family: Caulophrynidae Fanfins

(See list of species below)