Drepaneidae

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The sicklefishes are a small family, Drepaneidae, of perciform fishes. They are found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and in the eastern Atlantic near Africa. (The name "Drepanidae" has been used in the past, but a family of hook-tip moths has priority.)

Species

There are three described species, but the distinction between D. longimana and D. punctata is based on colour, not morphology, so they may be synonyms.

• African sicklefish, Drepane africana Osório, 1892.
• Concertina fish, Drepane longimana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
• Spotted sicklefish, Drepane punctata Linnaeus, 1758.

References

• ["Drepaneidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.

 

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