| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Pycnophyes australensis Lemburg, 2002 | West Central Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes beaufortensis Higgins, 1964 | Western Atlantic | ||
| Pycnophyes borealis Higgins & Korczinski, 1990 | Arctic Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes calmani Southern, 1914 | Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Pycnophyes canadensis Higgins & Korczinski, 1990 | Arctic Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes carinatus Zelinka, 1928 | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes chilensis Lang, 1953 | Southeast Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes chukchiensis Higgins, 1991 | Arctic Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes communis Zelinka, 1908 | Mediterranean | 0.069 | |
| Pycnophyes corrugatus Higgins, 1983 | Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes cryopygus Higgins & Kristensen, 1988 | Arctic Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes dentatus (Reinhardt, 1881) | Northeast Atlantic and the Black Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes denticulatus (Zelinka, 1928) | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Pycnophyes ecphantor Higgins, 1983 | Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes egyptensis Higgins, 1983 | Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes emarginatus Higgins, 1983 | Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes faveolus Brown, 1985 | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes flaveolatus Zelinka, 1928 | Northeast Atlantic; Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref. 429) | ||
| Pycnophyes frequens Blake, 1930 | Atlantic Ocean | 0.081 | |
| Pycnophyes greenlandicus Higgins & Kristensen, 1988 | Arctic Ocean | ||
| Pycnophyes iniorhaptus Higgins, 1983 | Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes kielensis Zelinka, 1928 | Northeast Atlantic and the Black Sea. Climate | ||
| Pycnophyes longicornis Higgins, 1983 | Caribbean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes maximus Reimer, 1963 | Northeast Atlantic | ||
| Pycnophyes moderatus (Zelinka, 1928) | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Pycnophyes mokievskii Adrianov, 1999 | Arctic | ||
| Pycnophyes newguinensis Adrianov, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes newzealandiensis Adrianov, 1999 | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes ponticus (Reinhard, 1881) | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes rectilineatus (Zelinka, 1928) | Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Pycnophyes robustus Zelinka, 1928 | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes rugosus Zelinka, 1928 | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Pycnophyes sanjuanensis Higgins, 1961 | Canada | ||
| Pycnophyes spitsbergensis Adrianov, 1995 | Arctic | ||
| Pycnophyes tubuliferus Adrianov, 1989 | Northwest Pacific | ||
| Pycnophyes zelinkaei Southern, 1914 | Northeast Atlantic |