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Family: Aphroditidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aphrodita abyssalis []	Aphrodita aculeata [Sea mouse]	No picture found Aphrodita acuminata []
No picture found Aphrodita alta []	No picture found Aphrodita australis []	No picture found Aphrodita castanea [Chestnut sea mouse]
No picture found Aphrodita defendens []	No picture found Aphrodita diplops []	No picture found Aphrodita falcifera []
Aphrodita japonica []	No picture found Aphrodita longipalpa []	No picture found Aphrodita mexicana []
No picture found Aphrodita negligens [Dishevelled sea-mouse]	No picture found Aphrodita obtecta []	No picture found Aphrodita parva []
No picture found Aphrodita perarmata []	No picture found Aphrodita refulgida [Green sea mouse]	No picture found Aphrodita talpa []
No picture found Aphrogenia alba []	No picture found Laetmonice benthaliana []	No picture found Laetmonice bicolor []
No picture found Laetmonice erinaceus []	No picture found Laetmonice filicornis []	No picture found Laetmonice hystrix []
No picture found Laetmonice nuchipapillata []	Laetmonice producta []	No picture found Laetmonice willemoesi []
No picture found Laetmonice wyvillei []	No picture found Pontogenia chrysocoma []	No picture found Pontogenia curva []
No picture found Pontogenia indica []	No picture found Pontogenia laeviseta []	No picture found Pontogenia lichaucoi []
No picture found Pontogenia maggiae []	No picture found Pontogenia nuda []	No picture found Pontogenia phaeogramma []
No picture found Pontogenia sericoma []

37 Species of Family Aphroditidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aphrodita abyssalis		Southwest Pacific
Aphrodita aculeata	Sea mouse	Arctic, Northeast Atlanti	20 TL
Aphrodita acuminata		Western Central Atlantic
Aphrodita alta		Mediterranean Sea.
Aphrodita australis		Northwest Pacific
Aphrodita castanea	Chestnut sea mouse	Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita defendens		Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita diplops		Western Central Atlantic
Aphrodita falcifera		Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita japonica		Pacific Ocean.
Aphrodita longipalpa		Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita mexicana		Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita negligens	Dishevelled sea-mouse	Eastern Pacific.
Aphrodita obtecta		Western Central Atlantic
Aphrodita parva		Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita perarmata		Mediterranean Sea.
Aphrodita refulgida	Green sea mouse	Eastern Pacific
Aphrodita talpa		Indo-West Pacific
Aphrogenia alba		Western Central Atlantic
Laetmonice benthaliana		Indo-West Pacific and the
Laetmonice bicolor		Western Indian Ocean
Laetmonice erinaceus		Western Indian Ocean
Laetmonice filicornis		Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Laetmonice hystrix		Western Atlantic, the Med
Laetmonice nuchipapillata		Western Central Atlantic
Laetmonice producta		Eastern Pacific and Antar
Laetmonice willemoesi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Laetmonice wyvillei		Southern Ocean
Pontogenia chrysocoma		Western Central Atlantic
Pontogenia curva		Western Central Atlantic
Pontogenia indica		Western Central Pacific
Pontogenia laeviseta		Eastern Pacific
Pontogenia lichaucoi		Western Central Pacific
Pontogenia maggiae		Western Central Atlantic
Pontogenia nuda		Western Pacific
Pontogenia phaeogramma		Western Central Pacific.
Pontogenia sericoma		Western Central Atlantic

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