Other identification tools | SeaLifeBase

Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Halicreatidae (See list of species below)

Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):

Select Country (optional):

Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional)



9 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
No picture found

Botrynema brucei
[]
No picture found

Botrynema ellinorae
[]
No picture found

Halicreas bigelowi
[]
No picture found

Halicreas minimum
[]
No picture found

Haliscera bigelowi
[]
No picture found

Haliscera conica
[]
No picture found

Haliscera racovitzae
[]
No picture found

Halitrephes maasi
[]
No picture found

Halitrephes valdiviae
[]
9 Species of Family Halicreatidae
()
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Botrynema brucei Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 2.5 WD
Botrynema ellinorae Northwest Atlantic and Ar 2.5 WD
Halicreas bigelowi Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Halicreas minimum Cosmopolitan. Mostly pol 4 WD
Haliscera bigelowi Antarctic, Atlantic and P 1.9 WD
Haliscera conica Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1.8 WD
Haliscera racovitzae Southeast Atlantic, Easte 0.8 WD
Halitrephes maasi Cosmopolitan in warm and 10 WD
Halitrephes valdiviae Western Atlantic



Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to
Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to
Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.