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88 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Aphrodroma brevirostris
Kerguelen petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
36 TL
Ardenna creatopus
Pink-footed shearwater
Pacific Ocean and Southwe
48 TL
Bulweria bulwerii
Bulwer's petrel
Indo-West Pacific and Atl
27 TL
Bulweria fallax
Jouanin's petrel
Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
32 TL
Calonectris borealis
Scopoli's shearwater
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Calonectris diomedea
Cory's shearwater
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
53 TL
Calonectris edwardsii
Cape Verde shearwater
Atlantic Ocean.
Calonectris leucomelas
Streaked shearwater
Indo-West Pacific and Sou
48 TL
Daption capense
Cape petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
40 TL
Fulmarus glacialis
Northern fulmar
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O
51 TL
Fulmarus glacialoides
Southern fulmar
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
50 TL
Halobaena caerulea
Blue petrel
Southern Pacific, Atlanti
30 TL
Macronectes giganteus
Southern giant petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
99 TL
Macronectes halli
Northern giant petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
94 TL
Pachyptila belcheri
Thin-billed prion
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
26 TL
Pachyptila crassirostris
Fulmar prion
Southwest Pacific
28 TL
Pachyptila desolata
Antarctic prion
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
27 TL
Pachyptila macgillivrayi
MacGillivray's prion
Indian Ocean and the Anta
Pachyptila salvini
Salvin's prion
Indo-Pacific and the Anta
28 TL
Pachyptila turtur
Fairy prion
Indo- Pacific, Southern A
28 TL
Pachyptila vittata
Broad-billed prion
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
30 TL
Pagodroma confusa
Greater snow-petrel
Antarctic.
Pagodroma nivea
Snow petrel
Southern Ocean and the An
35 TL
Procellaria aequinoctialis
White-chinned petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
58 TL
Procellaria cinerea
Grey petrel
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
50 TL
Procellaria conspicillata
Spectacled petrel
Southern Atlantic and Wes
Procellaria parkinsoni
Parkinson's petrel
Pacific Ocean. Tropical
46 TL
Procellaria westlandica
Westland petrel
Southwest Pacific
51 TL
Pseudobulweria aterrima
Mascarene petrel
Indian Ocean.
36 TL
Pseudobulweria becki
Beck's petrel
Western Pacific
29 TL
Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi
Fiji petrel
Western Central Pacific
30 TL
Pseudobulweria rostrata
Tahiti petrel
Indo-Pacific and Western
39 TL
Pterodroma alba
Phoenix petrel
Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
35 TL
Pterodroma arminjoniana
Trindade petrel
Indo-Pacific and Western
39 TL
Pterodroma atrata
Henderson petrel
Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma axillaris
Chatham Island petrel
Southwest Pacific
30 TL
Pterodroma baraui
Barau's petrel
Indo-West Pacific.
38 TL
Pterodroma brevipes
Collared petrel
Pacific Ocean.
30 TL
Pterodroma cahow
Bermuda petrel
Northern Atlantic and the
38 TL
Pterodroma caribbaea
Jamaica petrel
Western Central Atlantic.
Pterodroma cervicalis
White-necked petrel
Indo-Pacific.
43 TL
Pterodroma cookii
Cook's petrel
Indo-Pacific and Western
26 TL
Pterodroma defilippiana
De filippi's petrel
Eastern Pacific
26 TL
Pterodroma deserta
Eastern Central Atlantic
Pterodroma externa
Juan fernandez petrel
Indo-Pacific and Southeas
43 TL
Pterodroma feae
Cape Verde petrel
Atlantic Ocean and Wester
35 TL
Pterodroma hasitata
Black-capped petrel
Atlantic Ocean and Easter
46 TL
Pterodroma heraldica
Herald petrel
Indo-Pacific and Western
Pterodroma hypoleuca
Bonin petrel
Pacific Ocean.
30 TL
Pterodroma incerta
Atlantic petrel
Southern Atlantic and Wes
43 TL
Pterodroma inexpectata
Mottled petrel
Indo-Pacific, Northwest A
35 TL
Pterodroma lessonii
White-headed petrel
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
46 TL
Pterodroma leucoptera
Gould's petrel
Indo-West Pacific.
30 TL
Pterodroma longirostris
Stejneger's petrel
Pacific Ocean.
26 TL
Pterodroma macroptera
Great-winged petrel
Indo-West Pacific, Southe
41 TL
Pterodroma madeira
Madeira petrel
Atlantic Ocean.
33 TL
Pterodroma magentae
Magenta petrel
Endemic in New Zealand.
38 TL
Pterodroma mollis
Soft-plumaged petrel
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
37 TL
Pterodroma neglecta
Kermadec petrel
Indo-Pacific and Southeas
38 TL
Pterodroma nigripennis
Black-winged petrel
Indo-Pacific.
30 TL
Pterodroma occulta
Vanuatu petrel
Pacific Ocean
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Galapagos petrel
Pacific Ocean and Western
43 TL
Pterodroma pycrofti
Pycroft's petrel
Southwest Pacific
26 TL
Pterodroma sandwichensis
Hawaiian dark-rumped petrel
Indo-Pacific.
43 TL
Pterodroma solandri
Providence petrel
Indo-West Pacific.
40 TL
Pterodroma ultima
Murphy's petrel
Eastern Pacific.
41 TL
Puffinus assimilis
Little shearwater
Indo-West Pacific.
30 TL
Puffinus auricularis
Townsend's shearwater
Pacific Ocean and Western
35 TL
Puffinus baroli
Macaronesian shearwater
Eastern Atlantic and the
Puffinus boydi
Cape Verde little shearwater
Eastern Central Atlantic
Puffinus bulleri
Buller's shearwater
Indo-Pacific and Western
46 TL
Puffinus carneipes
Flesh-footed shearwater
Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
45 TL
Puffinus gavia
Fluttering shearwater
Pacific Ocean.
36 TL
Puffinus gravis
Greater shearwater
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
53 TL
Puffinus griseus
Sooty shearwater
Circumglobal.
46 TL
Puffinus heinrothi
Heinroth's shearwater
Western Central Pacific
27 TL
Puffinus huttoni
Hutton's shearwater
Southwest Pacific
38 TL
Puffinus lherminieri
Audubon's shearwater
Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
30 TL
Puffinus mauretanicus
Balearic shearwater
Eastern Atlantic and the
40 TL
Puffinus nativitatis
Christmas shearwater
Pacific Ocean and Western
38 TL
Puffinus newelli
Newell's shearwater
Pacific Ocean.
35 TL
Puffinus opisthomelas
Black-vented shearwater
Eastern Pacific and Weste
38 TL
Puffinus pacificus
Wedge-tailed shearwater
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
46 TL
Puffinus persicus
Persian shearwater
Western Indian Ocean
Puffinus puffinus
Manx shearwater
Antarctic, Atlantic and t
38 TL
Puffinus tenuirostris
Short-tailed shearwater
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
43 TL
Puffinus yelkouan
Levantine shearwater
Europe - inland waters; M
37 TL
Thalassoica antarctica
Antarctic petrel
Endemic to Antarctica. Fo
46 TL