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Fish Identification
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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Chamidae jewel box shells (See list of species below)

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11 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Chama asperella
[Jewel boxes]
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Chama brassica
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Chama cerion
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Chama croceata
[Savigny's jewel box]
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Chama iostoma
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Chama lazarus
[Lazarus jewel box]
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Chama limbula
[Jewel box]


Chama macerophylla
[Leafy jewelbox]


Chama pacifica
[Reflexed jewel box]
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Chama pellucida
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Pseudochama exogyra
[Reversed chama]
11 Species of Family Chamidae
(jewel box shells)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Chama asperella Jewel boxes Indo-Pacific and the Medi 2.24 TL
Chama brassica Indo-Pacific.
Chama cerion Eastern Central Pacific
Chama croceata Savigny's jewel box Indo-Pacific 10 SHL
Chama iostoma Indo-Pacific.
Chama lazarus Lazarus jewel box Indo-Pacific 14 SHL
Chama limbula Jewel box Indo-Pacific
Chama macerophylla Leafy jewelbox Western Atlantic 10 WD
Chama pacifica Reflexed jewel box Indo-Pacific and the Medi 8 SHL
Chama pellucida Eastern Pacific
Pseudochama exogyra Reversed chama Eastern Pacific



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