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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Syntheciidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Hincksella cylindrica []	No picture found Hincksella immersa []	No picture found Hincksella projecta []
No picture found Parathuiaria polycarpa []	No picture found Synthecium dentigerum []	No picture found Synthecium elegans []
No picture found Synthecium formosum []	No picture found Synthecium megathecum []	No picture found Synthecium orthogonium []
No picture found Synthecium protectum [Fishbone hydroid]	No picture found Synthecium samauense []	No picture found Synthecium symmetricum []
No picture found Synthecium tubithecum []

13 Species of Family Syntheciidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Hincksella cylindrica		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Hincksella immersa		Western Central Pacific
Hincksella projecta		Eastern Pacific
Parathuiaria polycarpa		Southeast Pacific
Synthecium dentigerum		Eastern Central Pacific
Synthecium elegans		Southwest Pacific
Synthecium formosum		Southwest Atlantic
Synthecium megathecum		Eastern Central Pacific
Synthecium orthogonium		Pacific
Synthecium protectum	Fishbone hydroid	Southwest Atlantic, South
Synthecium samauense		Central Pacific
Synthecium symmetricum		Eastern Pacific
Synthecium tubithecum		Western Atlantic.

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