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Family: Stercorariidae (See list of species below)

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8 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Stercorarius antarcticus
[Brown skua]
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Stercorarius chilensis
[Chilean skua]
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Stercorarius longicaudus
[Long-tailed jaeger]
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Stercorarius lonnbergi
[]
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Stercorarius maccormicki
[South polar skua]


Stercorarius parasiticus
[Parasitic jaeger]


Stercorarius pomarinus
[Pomarine jaeger]
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Stercorarius skua
[Great skua]
8 Species of Family Stercorariidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Stercorarius antarcticus Brown skua Indo-Pacific, Southern At 66 TL
Stercorarius chilensis Chilean skua Southeast Pacific and Sou 61 TL
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed jaeger Arctic, Antarctic, Pacifi 58 TL
Stercorarius lonnbergi Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Stercorarius maccormicki South polar skua Indo-Pacific, Southwest A 53 TL
Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic jaeger Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 67 TL
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger Pacific, Atlantic, Indian 78 TL
Stercorarius skua Great skua Atlantic Ocean and the Me 66 TL



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