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22 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Amsterdam albatross
Western Indian Ocean and
115 TL
Diomedea antipodensis
Antipodean albatross
Indo-West Pacific
Diomedea dabbenena
Tristan albatross
Southeast Pacific
Diomedea epomophora
Southern royal albatross
Pacific Ocean and Souther
122 TL
Diomedea exulans
Wandering albatross
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
135 TL
Diomedea gibsoni
Gibson's albatross
Indo-West Pacific
Diomedea sanfordi
Northern royal albatross
Southwest Pacific
Phoebastria albatrus
Short-tailed albatross
Pacific Ocean.
94 TL
Phoebastria immutabilis
Laysan albatross
Pacific Ocean and Western
81 TL
Phoebastria irrorata
Waved albatross
Eastern Pacific.
93 TL
Phoebastria nigripes
Black-footed albatross
Pacific Ocean and Northwe
81 TL
Phoebetria fusca
Sooty albatross
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
89 TL
Phoebetria palpebrata
Light-mantled albatross
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
89 TL
Thalassarche bulleri
Buller's albatross
Pacific Ocean.
Thalassarche carteri
Indian yellow-nosed albatross
Prince Edward, Kerguelen,
Thalassarche cauta
Shy albatross
Indo-Pacific, Southern At
99 DL
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Yellow-nosed albatross
Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
256 TL
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Grey-headed albatross
Antarctic, Atlantic and P
Thalassarche impavida
Campbell albatross
Southern Pacific, Subanta
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-browed albatross
Pacific Ocean, Northeast
88 TL
Thalassarche salvini
Salvin's albatross
Antarctic
Thalassarche steadi
White-capped albatross
Indo-West Pacific