Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Indostomidae Armored sticklebacks

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dorn, A.

Indostomus crocodilus
[]

Photo by Dorn, A.

Indostomus paradoxus
[Pipe fish]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Indostomus spinosus
[]

3 Species of Family Indostomidae
(Armored sticklebacks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1999	Indostomus crocodilus		Asia	2.5 SL
1929	Indostomus paradoxus	Pipe fish	Asia	3 SL
1999	Indostomus spinosus		Asia	3 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Indostomidae Armored sticklebacks(See list of species below)

Family: Indostomidae Armored sticklebacks

(See list of species below)