Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes
Genus: Drepane

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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Drepane africana Osório, 1892
Photo by FAO
 
Drepane africana
[African sicklefish]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Drepane longimana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Drepane longimana
[Concertina fish]
Photo by Chua, E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Chua, E.
 
Drepane punctata
[Spotted sicklefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Drepane africana African sicklefish Eastern Atlantic 45 TL 1892
Drepane longimana Concertina fish Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1801
Drepane punctata Spotted sicklefish Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1758



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