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Family: Aulopidae Aulopus



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15 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aulopus bajacali Eastern Pacific flagfin Eastern Pacific 24.6 SL 1984
Aulopus cadenati Guinean flagfin Southeast Atlantic 40 SL 1953
Aulopus filamentosus Royal flagfin Eastern Atlantic 44 SL 1792
Hime capitonis New Caledonian flagfin Western Pacific 17.3 SL 2015
Hime caudizoma Indonesian flagfin Western Pacific 18.3 SL 2015
Hime curtirostris Shortsnout threadsail Southwest Pacific 19.3 SL 1967
Hime diactithrix Western Pacific 17 SL 2008
Hime formosana Eastern Indian Ocean in W 23.0 SL 1994
Hime japonica Japanese thread-sail fish Western Pacific 22.3 SL 1877
Hime microps Southeast Pacific 25.1 SL 1989
Hime pyrhistion Flaming flagfin Southwestern Pacific 26.8 SL 2013
Hime surrubea Rosy flagfin Eastern Central Pacific 17.3 SL 2015
Latropiscis purpurissatus Sergeant baker Southwest Pacific 60 TL 1843
Leptaulopus damasi Western Pacific 31.1 SL 1915
Leptaulopus erythrozonatus Duckbill flagfin Southwestern Pacific 27.4 SL 2013



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