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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Caulophrynidae Fanfins

Genus: Caulophryne

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by DESCNA

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Caulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by DESCNA
 
Caulophryne jordani
[Fanfin angler]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Indian Ocean

Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Caulophryne pelagica
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No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Caulophryne pietschi
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.2 cm
Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Caulophryne polynema
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4 Species of Family Caulophrynidae with Genus Caulophryne
(Fanfins)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1896 Caulophryne jordani Fanfin angler Circumglobal. 20 TL
1902 Caulophryne pelagica Western Indian Ocean
1985 Caulophryne pietschi Southwest Pacific 15 SL
1930 Caulophryne polynema Eastern Atlantic 14.2



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