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Family: Cletodidae (See list of species below)

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17 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Cletodes limicola
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Cletodes longicaudatus
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Cletodes macrura
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Cletodes pseudodissimilis
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Enhydrosoma gariene
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Enhydrosoma herrerai
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Enhydrosoma lacunae
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Enhydrosoma littorale
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Enhydrosoma longifurcatum
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Enhydrosoma propinquum
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Enhydrosomella franklini
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Limnocletodes angustodes
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Limnocletodes oblongatus
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Schizacron bifurcarostratum
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Sphingothrix kalki
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Stylicletodes longicaudatus
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Stylicletodes reductus
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17 Species of Family Cletodidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cletodes limicola Northeast Atlantic
Cletodes longicaudatus Northeast Atlantic
Cletodes macrura Western Atlantic.
Cletodes pseudodissimilis Western Atlantic.
Enhydrosoma gariene Northeast Atlantic
Enhydrosoma herrerai Western Central Atlantic
Enhydrosoma lacunae Western Central Atlantic
Enhydrosoma littorale Indian Ocean and Western
Enhydrosoma longifurcatum Atlantic Ocean.
Enhydrosoma propinquum Northeast Atlantic
Enhydrosomella franklini Western Central Atlantic
Limnocletodes angustodes Northwest Pacific
Limnocletodes oblongatus Northwest Pacific
Schizacron bifurcarostratum Northwest Pacific
Sphingothrix kalki Western Central Atlantic
Stylicletodes longicaudatus Atlantic Ocean.
Stylicletodes reductus Western Central Pacific



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