Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Dichichthyidae

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Dichichthys albimarginatus
[Whitetip bristle shark]

Photo by Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

Dichichthys bigus
[Beige bristle shark]

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Dichichthys melanobranchus
[Blackgill catshark]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Dichichthys albimarginatus	Whitetip bristle shark	Western Pacific	57.7 TL	2007
Dichichthys bigus	Beige bristle shark	Western Pacific	71 TL	2007
Dichichthys melanobranchus	Blackgill catshark	Northwest Pacific	85 TL	1966

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Dichichthyidae (See list of species below)

Family: Dichichthyidae

(See list of species below)