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Family: Proboscidactylidae (See list of species below)

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12 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Proboscidactyla abyssicola
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Proboscidactyla brooksi
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Proboscidactyla circumsabella
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Proboscidactyla flavicirrata
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Proboscidactyla furcata
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Proboscidactyla menoni
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Proboscidactyla mutabilis
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Proboscidactyla occidentalis
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Proboscidactyla ornata
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Proboscidactyla pacifica
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Proboscidactyla stellata
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Proboscidactyla trifurcata
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12 Species of Family Proboscidactylidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Proboscidactyla abyssicola Northwest Pacific 2 WD
Proboscidactyla brooksi Northwest Atlantic
Proboscidactyla circumsabella Eastern Pacific
Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Pacific Ocean. 1.2 WD
Proboscidactyla furcata Northeast Atlantic
Proboscidactyla menoni Southeast Atlantic
Proboscidactyla mutabilis Sub-Antarctic 0.6 WD
Proboscidactyla occidentalis Eastern Pacific
Proboscidactyla ornata Atlantic Ocean and Caribb 0.5 WD
Proboscidactyla pacifica Northwest Pacific 0.7 WD
Proboscidactyla stellata Northeast Atlantic 0.9 WD
Proboscidactyla trifurcata Northwest Pacific



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