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Family: Smittinidae (See list of species below)

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72 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aimulosia antarctica
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Aimulosia floridana
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Aspericreta crassatina
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Aspericreta favulosa
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Hippadenella falklandensis
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Hippadenella inerma
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Hippadenella margaritifera
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Hippadenella rouzaudi
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Palmicellaria elegans
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Palmicellaria skenei
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Parasmittina areolata
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Parasmittina betamorphaea
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Parasmittina crosslandi
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Parasmittina delicatula
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Parasmittina dubitata
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Parasmittina egyptiaca
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Parasmittina erecta
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Parasmittina jeffreysi
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Parasmittina munita
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Parasmittina raigii
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Parasmittina rouvillei
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Parasmittina serrula
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Parasmittina spiculata
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Parasmittina trispinosa
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Parasmittina tropica
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Parasmittina tubula
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Pemmatoporella marginata
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Platychelyna planulata
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Prenantia cheilostoma
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Prenantia firmata
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Prenantia inerma
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Pseudoflustra anderssoni
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Pseudoflustra birulai
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Pseudoflustra hincksi
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Pseudoflustra sinuosa
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Pseudoflustra solida
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Smittina affinis
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Smittina alticollarita
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Smittina anecdota
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Smittina antarctica
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Smittina bella
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Smittina cervicornis
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Smittina colletti
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Smittina crystallina
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Smittina directa
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Smittina glaciata
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Smittina incernicula
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Smittina insulata
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Smittina jacobensis
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Smittina jullieni
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Smittina landsborovii
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Smittina lebruni
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Smittina leptodentata
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Smittina marionensis
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Smittina monacha
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Smittina pliofistulata
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Smittina portiuscula
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Smittina purpurea
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Smittina remotorostrata
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Smittina reticulata
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Smittina rosacea
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Smittina smittiana
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Smittina spiraminifera
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Smittina stigmatopora
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Smittina torques
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Smittina tripora
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Smittina uruguayensis
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Smittinella rubrilingulata
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Thrypticocirrus contortuplicata
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Thrypticocirrus monomorpha
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Thrypticocirrus phylactelloides
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Thrypticocirrus rogickae
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72 Species of Family Smittinidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aimulosia antarctica Antarctic
Aimulosia floridana Western Central Atlantic
Aspericreta crassatina Antarctic Indian Ocean
Aspericreta favulosa Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hippadenella falklandensis Southwest Atlantic
Hippadenella inerma Antarctic Pacific
Hippadenella margaritifera Southwest Atlantic
Hippadenella rouzaudi Southwest Atlantic
Palmicellaria elegans Mediterranean Sea.
Palmicellaria skenei Arctic
Parasmittina areolata Eastern Central Pacific a
Parasmittina betamorphaea Western Central Atlantic
Parasmittina crosslandi Eastern Pacific
Parasmittina delicatula Southwest Pacific
Parasmittina dubitata Southwest Atlantic
Parasmittina egyptiaca Western Central Atlantic
Parasmittina erecta Southwest Pacific
Parasmittina jeffreysi Northeast Atlantic and th
Parasmittina munita Western Central Atlantic
Parasmittina raigii Mediterranean Sea.
Parasmittina rouvillei Mediterranean Sea.
Parasmittina serrula Pacific Ocean and Western
Parasmittina spiculata Northwest Pacific
Parasmittina trispinosa Northeast Atlantic and th
Parasmittina tropica Southwest Pacific and the
Parasmittina tubula Indo-West Pacific
Pemmatoporella marginata Antarctic
Platychelyna planulata Southwest Atlantic
Prenantia cheilostoma Mediterranean Sea.
Prenantia firmata Southwest Pacific
Prenantia inerma Mediterranean Sea.
Pseudoflustra anderssoni Arctic
Pseudoflustra birulai Northeast Atlantic and th
Pseudoflustra hincksi Northeast Atlantic and th
Pseudoflustra sinuosa Northeast Atlantic and th
Pseudoflustra solida Northeast Atlantic and th
Smittina affinis Mediterranean Sea.
Smittina alticollarita Antarctic Pacific
Smittina anecdota Antarctic
Smittina antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean
Smittina bella Northeast Atlantic
Smittina cervicornis Mediterranean Sea.
Smittina colletti Mediterranean Sea.
Smittina crystallina Mediterranean Sea.
Smittina directa Antarctic Indian Ocean
Smittina glaciata Northeast Atlantic and th
Smittina incernicula Antarctic
Smittina insulata Southwest Atlantic
Smittina jacobensis Southwest Atlantic
Smittina jullieni Southwest Atlantic
Smittina landsborovii Southeast Pacific, Northe
Smittina lebruni Southwest Atlantic
Smittina leptodentata Southwest Atlantic
Smittina marionensis Southwest Atlantic
Smittina monacha Southwest Atlantic
Smittina pliofistulata Southwest Atlantic
Smittina portiuscula Southwest Atlantic
Smittina purpurea Antarctic Indian Ocean
Smittina remotorostrata Mediterranean Sea.
Smittina reticulata Northeast Atlantic
Smittina rosacea Southwest Pacific
Smittina smittiana Southwest Atlantic
Smittina spiraminifera Southwest Pacific
Smittina stigmatopora Southwest Atlantic
Smittina torques Southwest Pacific
Smittina tripora Western Central Pacific
Smittina uruguayensis Southwest Atlantic
Smittinella rubrilingulata Antarctic Pacific
Thrypticocirrus contortuplicata Antarctic
Thrypticocirrus monomorpha Southwest Pacific
Thrypticocirrus phylactelloides Antarctic Pacific
Thrypticocirrus rogickae Antarctic Atlantic



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