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Family: Synallactidae (See list of species below)

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143 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Allopatides corrugatus
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Allopatides dendroides
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Amphigymnas bahamensis
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Amphigymnas woodmasoni
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Bathyplotes baculosus
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Bathyplotes bigelowi
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Bathyplotes bongraini
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Bathyplotes cinctus
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Bathyplotes fuscivinculum
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Bathyplotes golden-hindi
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Bathyplotes gourdoni
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Bathyplotes imperfectus
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Bathyplotes moseleyi
[Spiky sausage sea cucumber]
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Bathyplotes natans
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Bathyplotes patagiatus
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Bathyplotes phlegmaticus
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Bathyplotes punctatus
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Bathyplotes roseus
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Bathyplotes rubicundus
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Bathyplotes rubipunctatus
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Bathyplotes sulcatus
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Bathyplotes triplax
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Benthothuria cristata
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Benthothuria distorta
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Benthothuria funebris
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Benthothuria fusiformis
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Capheira mollis
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Capheira sulcata
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Hansenothuria benti
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Meseres macdonaldi
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Meseres occultatus
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Meseres trachus
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Mesothuria abbreviata
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Mesothuria bifurcata
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Mesothuria candelabra
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Mesothuria carnosa
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Mesothuria cathedralis
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Mesothuria crebrapedes
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Mesothuria edwardensis
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Mesothuria gargantua
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Mesothuria holothurioides
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Mesothuria incerta
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Mesothuria intestinalis
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Mesothuria lactea
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Mesothuria magellani
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Mesothuria maroccana
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Mesothuria megapoda
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Mesothuria milleri
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Mesothuria multipes
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Mesothuria multipora
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Mesothuria oktaknemoides
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Mesothuria oktaknemus
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Mesothuria parva
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Mesothuria regularia
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Mesothuria roulei
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Mesothuria rugosa
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Mesothuria squamosa
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Mesothuria sufflava
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Mesothuria thomsoni
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Mesothuria verrilli
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Molpadiodemas atlanticus
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Molpadiodemas constrictus
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Molpadiodemas crinitus
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Molpadiodemas depressus
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Molpadiodemas epibiotus
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Molpadiodemas helios
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Molpadiodemas involutus
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Molpadiodemas morbillus
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Molpadiodemas neovillosus
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Molpadiodemas pediculus
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Molpadiodemas porphyrus
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Molpadiodemas pustulosus
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Molpadiodemas translucens
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Molpadiodemas ustulatus
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Molpadiodemas villosus
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Molpadiodemas violaceus
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Paelopatides appendiculata
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Paelopatides atlantica
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Paelopatides confundens
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Paelopatides dissidens
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Paelopatides gelatinosus
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Paelopatides grisea
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Paelopatides illicitus
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Paelopatides ingolfi
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Paelopatides insignis
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Paelopatides mammillatus
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Paelopatides modestus
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Paelopatides mollis
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Paelopatides ovalis
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Paelopatides quadridens
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Paelopatides retifer
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Paelopatides solea
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Paelopatides suspecta
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Paelopatides verrucosus
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Paroriza grevei
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Paroriza pallens
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Paroriza prouhoi
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Paroriza verrucosa
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Perizona magna
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Plicastichopus ingolfi
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Pseudostichopus aemulatus
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Pseudostichopus atlanticus
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Pseudostichopus echinatus
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Pseudostichopus elegans
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Pseudostichopus globigerinae
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Pseudostichopus hyalegerus
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Pseudostichopus langeae
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Pseudostichopus lapidus
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Pseudostichopus mollis
[Sandy sea cucumber]
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Pseudostichopus occultatus
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Pseudostichopus papillatus
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Pseudostichopus peripatus
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Pseudostichopus profundi
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Pseudostichopus spiculiferus
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Pseudostichopus tuberosus
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Pseudostichopus unguiculatus
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Scotothuria herringi
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Synallactes aenigma
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Synallactes alexandri
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Synallactes angustus
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Synallactes challengeri
[Challenger cucumber]
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Synallactes chuni
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Synallactes crebrapapilla
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Synallactes crucifera
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Synallactes discoidalis
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Synallactes elongata
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Synallactes gilberti
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Synallactes horridus
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Synallactes laguardai
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Synallactes longipapillata
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Synallactes mollis
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Synallactes multivesiculatus
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Synallactes nozawai
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Synallactes pellucidus
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Synallactes profundi
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Synallactes rigidus
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Synallactes robertsoni
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Synallactes sagamiensis
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Synallactes samyni
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Synallactes triradiata
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Synallactes viridilimus
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Zygothuria connectens
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Zygothuria marginata
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143 Species of Family Synallactidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Allopatides corrugatus Western Central Pacific
Allopatides dendroides Eastern Indian Ocean
Amphigymnas bahamensis Western Central Atlantic
Amphigymnas woodmasoni Eastern Indian Ocean
Bathyplotes baculosus Eastern Indian Ocean
Bathyplotes bigelowi To be filled.
Bathyplotes bongraini Antarctic.
Bathyplotes cinctus Eastern Indian Ocean
Bathyplotes fuscivinculum Antarctic Atlantic
Bathyplotes golden-hindi Northwest Pacific
Bathyplotes gourdoni Antarctic Atlantic.
Bathyplotes imperfectus Western Central Pacific
Bathyplotes moseleyi Spiky sausage sea cucumber Pacific Ocean and the Ant
Bathyplotes natans Cosmopolitan.
Bathyplotes patagiatus To be filled.
Bathyplotes phlegmaticus Western Central Pacific
Bathyplotes punctatus Western Central Pacific
Bathyplotes roseus Western Indian Ocean.
Bathyplotes rubicundus Southeast Pacific.
Bathyplotes rubipunctatus Antarctic Atlantic
Bathyplotes sulcatus Western Central Pacific
Bathyplotes triplax Southeast Pacific
Benthothuria cristata Eastern Indian Ocean
Benthothuria distorta Western Indian Ocean
Benthothuria funebris Atlantic Ocean and southe
Benthothuria fusiformis Western Central Pacific
Capheira mollis Northeast Pacific
Capheira sulcata Eastern Pacific
Hansenothuria benti Western Atlantic.
Meseres macdonaldi Eastern Central Pacific
Meseres occultatus Cosmopolitan.
Meseres trachus Western Pacific
Mesothuria abbreviata Northwest Pacific
Mesothuria bifurcata Northeast Atlantic and An
Mesothuria candelabra Atlantic Ocean
Mesothuria carnosa Eastern Central Pacific
Mesothuria cathedralis Eastern Atlantic.
Mesothuria crebrapedes Western Central Pacific
Mesothuria edwardensis To be filled. 2 TL
Mesothuria gargantua Western Central Atlantic
Mesothuria holothurioides Western Indian Ocean
Mesothuria incerta Eastern Indian Ocean
Mesothuria intestinalis Arctic, Atlantic and the
Mesothuria lactea Antarctic Atlantic
Mesothuria magellani Southeast Pacific
Mesothuria maroccana Western Central Atlantic
Mesothuria megapoda Northeast Pacific.
Mesothuria milleri Eastern Atlantic.
Mesothuria multipes Eastern Pacific and Weste
Mesothuria multipora Eastern Pacific.
Mesothuria oktaknemoides Western Indian Ocean.
Mesothuria oktaknemus Western Central Pacific
Mesothuria parva Eastern Central Pacific
Mesothuria regularia Western Central Pacific
Mesothuria roulei Northeast Atlantic
Mesothuria rugosa To be filled.
Mesothuria squamosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Mesothuria sufflava Western Pacific.
Mesothuria thomsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean
Mesothuria verrilli Cosmopolitan.
Molpadiodemas atlanticus Pacific Ocean and Atlanti
Molpadiodemas constrictus Western Central Atlantic
Molpadiodemas crinitus Southwest Pacific and Ant
Molpadiodemas depressus Southeast Atlantic
Molpadiodemas epibiotus Western Central Atlantic
Molpadiodemas helios Eastern Central Pacific
Molpadiodemas involutus Western Pacific
Molpadiodemas morbillus Antarctic Atlantic
Molpadiodemas neovillosus Eastern Pacific.
Molpadiodemas pediculus Antarctic Atlantic.
Molpadiodemas porphyrus Western Atlantic.
Molpadiodemas pustulosus Western Central Pacific
Molpadiodemas translucens Antarctic Atlantic
Molpadiodemas ustulatus Southeast Pacific
Molpadiodemas villosus Pacific Ocean and Souther
Molpadiodemas violaceus Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Paelopatides appendiculata Northern Pacific.
Paelopatides atlantica Eastern Central Atlantic
Paelopatides confundens Northeast Pacific
Paelopatides dissidens Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides gelatinosus Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides grisea Northern Atlantic
Paelopatides illicitus Western Central Pacific
Paelopatides ingolfi To be filled.
Paelopatides insignis Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides mammillatus Western Indian Ocean.
Paelopatides modestus Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides mollis Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides ovalis Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides quadridens Western Central Pacific
Paelopatides retifer Eastern Central Pacific
Paelopatides solea Northwest Pacific
Paelopatides suspecta Eastern Central Pacific
Paelopatides verrucosus Eastern Indian Ocean
Paroriza grevei Western Central Pacific
Paroriza pallens Western Central Pacific a
Paroriza prouhoi Northeast Atlantic and th
Paroriza verrucosa To be filled. 13.6 TL
Perizona magna Eastern Indian Ocean
Plicastichopus ingolfi To be filled.
Pseudostichopus aemulatus Northeast Atlantic
Pseudostichopus atlanticus Northeast Atlantic
Pseudostichopus echinatus Western Indian Ocean.
Pseudostichopus elegans Indo-Pacific.
Pseudostichopus globigerinae To be filled.
Pseudostichopus hyalegerus Indo-West Pacific.
Pseudostichopus langeae Southeast Atlantic
Pseudostichopus lapidus To be filled.
Pseudostichopus mollis Sandy sea cucumber Pacific Ocean, Southern A
Pseudostichopus occultatus Northeast Atlantic and th 3 TL
Pseudostichopus papillatus Northwest Pacific
Pseudostichopus peripatus Western Pacific
Pseudostichopus profundi Northwest Pacific
Pseudostichopus spiculiferus Antarctic Indian Ocean 10.5 TL
Pseudostichopus tuberosus Northeast Pacific
Pseudostichopus unguiculatus Northwest Pacific
Scotothuria herringi Northeast Atlantic and th
Synallactes aenigma Eastern Pacific.
Synallactes alexandri Eastern Pacific.
Synallactes angustus Western Central Pacific
Synallactes challengeri Challenger cucumber Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Synallactes chuni Northwest Pacific
Synallactes crebrapapilla Western Central Pacific
Synallactes crucifera Atlantic Ocean.
Synallactes discoidalis To be filled.
Synallactes elongata Eastern Indian Ocean.
Synallactes gilberti Northwest Pacific
Synallactes horridus Eastern Indian Ocean
Synallactes laguardai Southeast Atlantic
Synallactes longipapillata Northeast Atlantic.
Synallactes mollis Southeast Atlantic
Synallactes multivesiculatus Northwest Pacific
Synallactes nozawai Northwest Pacific
Synallactes pellucidus Eastern Indian Ocean
Synallactes profundi Indian Ocean. 20 TL
Synallactes rigidus Eastern Indian Ocean
Synallactes robertsoni Antarctic Atlantic.
Synallactes sagamiensis Pacific Ocean.
Synallactes samyni Southeast Atlantic
Synallactes triradiata Northern Pacific.
Synallactes viridilimus Southeast Atlantic
Zygothuria connectens Southeast Atlantic
Zygothuria marginata Southeast Asia.



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