Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cryptacanthodidae Wrymouths

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Cryptacanthodes aleutensis
[Dwarf wrymouth]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL

Cryptacanthodes bergi
[]

Photo by Lockart, D.

Cryptacanthodes giganteus
[Giant wrymouth]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Cryptacanthodes maculatus
[Wrymouth]

4 Species of Family Cryptacanthodidae
(Wrymouths)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1896	Cryptacanthodes aleutensis	Dwarf wrymouth	Eastern Pacific	30 TL
1930	Cryptacanthodes bergi		Northwest Pacific	21 TL
1858	Cryptacanthodes giganteus	Giant wrymouth	Northeast Pacific	117 TL
1839	Cryptacanthodes maculatus	Wrymouth	Western Atlantic	97 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cryptacanthodidae Wrymouths(See list of species below)

Family: Cryptacanthodidae Wrymouths

(See list of species below)