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Family: Isonidae Isonids



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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Iso flosmaris Jordan & Starks, 1901

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Iso flosmaris
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Iso hawaiiensis Gosline, 1952

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Iso hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian surf sardine]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Iso natalensis Regan, 1919

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Iso natalensis
[Surf sprite]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Iso nesiotes Saeed, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 1993

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Iso nesiotes
[Samoan surf sardine]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Iso rhothophilus (Ogilby, 1895)

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Iso rhothophilus
[Flower of the wave]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Iso flosmaris Northwest Pacific. 5 SL 1901
Iso hawaiiensis Hawaiian surf sardine Pacific Ocean 5 TL 1952
Iso natalensis Surf sprite Indian Ocean 8 TL 1919
Iso nesiotes Samoan surf sardine Eastern Central Pacific 4 TL 1993
Iso rhothophilus Flower of the wave Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1895



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