Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Drepane africana
[African sicklefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Drepane longimana
[Concertina fish]

Photo by Chua, E.

Drepane punctata
[Spotted sicklefish]

3 Species of Family Drepaneidae
(Sicklefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1892	Drepane africana	African sicklefish	Eastern Atlantic	45 TL
1801	Drepane longimana	Concertina fish	Indo-West Pacific	50 TL
1758	Drepane punctata	Spotted sicklefish	Indo-West Pacific	50 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes(See list of species below)

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes

(See list of species below)