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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Aulopidae Aulopus

Genus: Hime

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
 
Hime curtirostris
[Shortsnout threadsail]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Eastern Indian Ocean in W
Max. Length 23.0 cm SL
Hime formosana (Lee & Chao, 1994)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Hime formosana
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
Hime japonica (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Hime japonica
[Japanese thread-sail fish]
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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
 
Hime microps
[]
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Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 26.8 cm SL
 
Hime pyrhistion
[Flaming flagfin]
5 Species of Family Aulopidae with Genus Hime
(Aulopus)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1967 Hime curtirostris Shortsnout threadsail Southwest Pacific 19.3 SL
1994 Hime formosana Eastern Indian Ocean in W 23.0 SL
1877 Hime japonica Japanese thread-sail fish Western Pacific 22.3 SL
1989 Hime microps Southeast Pacific 25.1 SL
2013 Hime pyrhistion Flaming flagfin Southwestern Pacific 26.8 SL



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