Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes

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Drepane africana
[African sicklefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Drepane longimana
[Concertina fish]

Photo by Photo by Chua, E.

Drepane punctata
[Spotted sicklefish]

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes(See list of species below)

Family: Drepaneidae Sicklefishes

(See list of species below)