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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Ariommatidae Ariommatids

Genus: Ariomma

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7 species
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Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930

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Ariomma bondi
[Silver-rag driftfish]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Ariomma brevimanus (Klunzinger, 1884)

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Ariomma brevimanus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Ariomma indica (Day, 1871)

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Ariomma indica
[Indian driftfish]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Ariomma lurida Jordan & Snyder, 1904

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Ariomma lurida
[Ariommid]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ariomma melana (Ginsburg, 1954)

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Ariomma melana
[Brown driftfish]

Photo by Kotlyar, A.N.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
Ariomma parini Piotrovsky, 1987

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Ariomma parini
[Parin's ariomma]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ariomma regulus (Poey, 1868)

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Ariomma regulus
[Spotted driftfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ariomma bondi Silver-rag driftfish Western Atlantic 30 TL 1930
Ariomma brevimanus Indo-Pacific 80 TL 1884
Ariomma indica Indian driftfish Indo-Pacific 25 SL 1871
Ariomma lurida Ariommid Pacific Ocean 35 SL 1904
Ariomma melana Brown driftfish Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1954
Ariomma parini Parin's ariomma Western Indian Ocean 18.8 SL 1987
Ariomma regulus Spotted driftfish Western Atlantic 25 TL 1868



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