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Family: Protodrilidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Protodriloides chaetifer []	No picture found Protodriloides symbioticus []	No picture found Protodrilus adhaerens []
No picture found Protodrilus affinis []	No picture found Protodrilus brevis []	No picture found Protodrilus ciliatus []
No picture found Protodrilus corderoi []	No picture found Protodrilus flavocapitatus []	No picture found Protodrilus gracilis []
No picture found Protodrilus hatscheki []	No picture found Protodrilus helgolandicus []	No picture found Protodrilus hypoleucus []
No picture found Protodrilus indicus []	No picture found Protodrilus infundibuliformis []	No picture found Protodrilus leuckarti []
No picture found Protodrilus minutus []	No picture found Protodrilus oculifer []	No picture found Protodrilus purpureus []
No picture found Protodrilus similis []	No picture found Protodrilus spongioides []

20 Species of Family Protodrilidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Protodriloides chaetifer		Eastern Pacific, Atlantic
Protodriloides symbioticus		Northeast Atlantic
Protodrilus adhaerens		Northeast Atlantic and th
Protodrilus affinis		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus brevis		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus ciliatus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Protodrilus corderoi		Western Central Atlantic
Protodrilus flavocapitatus		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus gracilis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Protodrilus hatscheki		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus helgolandicus		Northeast Atlantic
Protodrilus hypoleucus		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus indicus		Western Central Pacific
Protodrilus infundibuliformis		Eastern Pacific
Protodrilus leuckarti		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus minutus		Western Indian Ocean
Protodrilus oculifer		Northeast Atlantic and th
Protodrilus purpureus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Protodrilus similis		Mediterranean Sea.
Protodrilus spongioides		Mediterranean Sea.

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