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Class: Teleostei
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae Barreleyes or spookfishes
Genus: Dolichopteryx

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9 species

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Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx anascopa
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx andriashevi
Photo by OCEANA

Probably worldwide in tem
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Dolichopteryx longipes (Vaillant, 1888)
Photo by OCEANA
 
Dolichopteryx longipes
[Brownsnout spookfish]
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Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx minuscula
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Max. Length 21.7 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx parini
[Winged spookfish]
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Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx rostrata
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Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx trunovi
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Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Dolichopteryx vityazi


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dolichopteryx anascopa Atlantic Ocean 17.3 SL 1901
Dolichopteryx andriashevi Pacific Ocean 6.3 SL 2009
Dolichopteryx longipes Brownsnout spookfish Probably worldwide in tem 18 SL 1888
Dolichopteryx minuscula Indo-West Pacific 6.0 SL 2006
Dolichopteryx parini Winged spookfish North Pacific 21.7 SL 2001
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes Eastern Central Pacific. 8.0 SL 2008
Dolichopteryx rostrata Northeast Atlantic 6.6 SL 2006
Dolichopteryx trunovi Southern hemisphere 14.3 SL 2005
Dolichopteryx vityazi Eastern Central Pacific 6.1 SL 2009



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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