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Family: Escharellidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Didymosella parvipora []	No picture found Escharella dijmphnae []	No picture found Escharella immersa []
No picture found Escharella incudifera []	No picture found Escharella labiosa []	No picture found Escharella laqueata []
No picture found Escharella macrodonta []	No picture found Escharella octodentata []	No picture found Escharella praealta []
No picture found Escharella rylandi []	No picture found Escharella spinosissima []	No picture found Escharella variolosa []
No picture found Escharella ventricosa []	No picture found Escharella watersi []	No picture found Gemellipora eburnea []
No picture found Hemicyclopora dentata []	No picture found Hemicyclopora multispinata []	No picture found Phylactella labiata []
No picture found Phylactella labrosa []

19 Species of Family Escharellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Didymosella parvipora		Western Central Pacific
Escharella dijmphnae		Arctic
Escharella immersa		Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Escharella incudifera		Southwest Pacific
Escharella labiosa		Northeast Atlantic
Escharella laqueata		Northeast Atlantic
Escharella macrodonta		Arctic
Escharella octodentata		Mediterranean Sea.
Escharella praealta		Mediterranean Sea.
Escharella rylandi		Mediterranean Sea.
Escharella spinosissima		Southern Pacific and Sout
Escharella variolosa		Northeast Atlantic
Escharella ventricosa		Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Escharella watersi		Antarctic Pacific
Gemellipora eburnea		Widespread
Hemicyclopora dentata		Mediterranean Sea.
Hemicyclopora multispinata		Mediterranean Sea.
Phylactella labiata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Phylactella labrosa		Northeast Atlantic

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