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Family: Hemicytheridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Auradilus packardi []	No picture found Aurila convexa []	No picture found Aurila frequens []
No picture found Caudites litusorienticolus []	No picture found Coquimba torticollis []	No picture found Finmarchinella finmarchica []
No picture found Hemicythere concinna []	No picture found Hemicythere villosa []	No picture found Hemicytheridea paiki []
No picture found Heterocythereis albomaculata []	No picture found Meridionalicythere megalodiscus []	No picture found Neobuntonia guttata []
No picture found Patagonacythere longiducta []	No picture found Procythereis kerguelenensis []	No picture found Procythereis robusta []
No picture found Tenedocythere apios []	No picture found Tenedocythere stasiotes []	No picture found Tenedocythere transoceanica []
No picture found Thesceloscythere labyrinthos []

19 Species of Family Hemicytheridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Auradilus packardi		Western Central Pacific
Aurila convexa		Northeast Atlantic.
Aurila frequens		Antarctic Atlantic
Caudites litusorienticolus		Western Central Pacific
Coquimba torticollis		Western Central Pacific
Finmarchinella finmarchica		Arctic and North Atlantic
Hemicythere concinna		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Hemicythere villosa		Northeast Atlantic
Hemicytheridea paiki		Western Indian Ocean
Heterocythereis albomaculata		Northeast Atlantic.
Meridionalicythere megalodiscus		Antarctic Atlantic
Neobuntonia guttata		Western Central Pacific
Patagonacythere longiducta		Antarctic Atlantic
Procythereis kerguelenensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Procythereis robusta		Antarctic Atlantic
Tenedocythere apios		Eastern Central Pacific
Tenedocythere stasiotes		Eastern Central Pacific
Tenedocythere transoceanica		Indo-Pacific
Thesceloscythere labyrinthos		Eastern Central Pacific

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