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Family: Caristiidae Manefishes



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19 species (see list below)

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Atlantic from Namibia to
Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
 
Caristius barsukovi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean (off
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Caristius digitus
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Caristius fasciatus (Borodin, 1930)

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Caristius fasciatus
[Greenland manefish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Caristius japonicus
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic.
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Caristius litvinovi
[]

Photo by Moukhametov, I.

North Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Caristius macropus (Bellotti, 1903)

Photo by Moukhametov, I.
 
Caristius macropus
[Manefish]
No picture found
South Pacific
Max. Length 26.7 cm SL
 
Caristius meridionalis
[]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Caristius walvisensis
[]
No picture found
Southern Hemisphere
Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
 
Neocaristius heemstrai
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Paracaristius aquilus
[]
No picture found
North Atlantic. Western
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Paracaristius maderensis
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Paracaristius nemorosus
[]
No picture found
Pacific, Indian and Atlan
Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
 
Paracaristius nudarcus
[]
No picture found
Circumglobal.
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Platyberyx andriashevi
[]

Photo by Mouritsen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Platyberyx mauli Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2012

Photo by Mouritsen, R.
 
Platyberyx mauli
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic.
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Platyberyx opalescens Zugmayer, 1911

Photo by FAO
 
Platyberyx opalescens
[]
No picture found
North Central Pacific and
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Platyberyx paucus
[]
No picture found
Central Pacific, Southwes
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Platyberyx pietschi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific, Japan,
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Platyberyx rhyton
[]
19 Species of Family Caristiidae
(Manefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2013 Caristius barsukovi Atlantic from Namibia to 21.6 SL
2013 Caristius digitus Western Indian Ocean (off 18.5 SL
1930 Caristius fasciatus Greenland manefish Atlantic Ocean 30 TL
1905 Caristius japonicus Southeast Pacific
2013 Caristius litvinovi Southeast Atlantic. 13 SL
1903 Caristius macropus Manefish North Pacific 32 TL
2013 Caristius meridionalis South Pacific 26.7 SL
2013 Caristius walvisensis Southeast Atlantic 12.9 SL
2006 Neocaristius heemstrai Southern Hemisphere 21.9 SL
2011 Paracaristius aquilus Atlantic Ocean 19.2 SL
1949 Paracaristius maderensis North Atlantic. Western 30 SL
2011 Paracaristius nemorosus Atlantic Ocean. 20 SL
2011 Paracaristius nudarcus Pacific, Indian and Atlan 22.3 SL
2012 Platyberyx andriashevi Circumglobal. 18.5 SL
2012 Platyberyx mauli Eastern Atlantic 14 SL
1911 Platyberyx opalescens Eastern Atlantic. 11.5 SL
2013 Platyberyx paucus North Central Pacific and 10 SL
2013 Platyberyx pietschi Central Pacific, Southwes 9.3 SL
2013 Platyberyx rhyton Northwest Pacific, Japan, 14.6 SL



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