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Family: Ancyrocephalidae (See list of species below)

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30 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ancyrocephalus ornatus
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Ancyrocephalus parupenei
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Ancyrocephalus pauu
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Cleithrarticus bulbovagina
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Cleithrarticus cleithrarticus
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Haliotrema acanthuri
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Haliotrema amanses
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Haliotrema bifurcocirrus
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Haliotrema bisegmentatum
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Haliotrema bodiani
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Haliotrema brotulae
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Haliotrema caesiopercae
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Haliotrema centropygis
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Haliotrema chromidis
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Haliotrema flagellatum
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Haliotrema flexicirrus
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Haliotrema lactoriae
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Haliotrema macracantha
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Haliotrema minutospirale
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Haliotrema palmatum
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Haliotrema pervagoris
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Haliotrema pterophallus
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Haliotrema rectangulare
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Haliotrema scyphovagina
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Haliotrema serpenticirrus
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Haliotrema spiculare
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Haliotrema spirale
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Haliotrema tubulovagina
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Neohaliotrema maomao
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Parancyrocephaloides dactylopteri
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30 Species of Family Ancyrocephalidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ancyrocephalus ornatus Eastern Central Pacific
Ancyrocephalus parupenei Eastern Central Pacific
Ancyrocephalus pauu Eastern Central Pacific
Cleithrarticus bulbovagina Eastern Central Pacific
Cleithrarticus cleithrarticus Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema acanthuri Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema amanses Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema bifurcocirrus Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema bisegmentatum Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema bodiani Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema brotulae Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema caesiopercae Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema centropygis Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema chromidis Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema flagellatum Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema flexicirrus Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema lactoriae Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema macracantha Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema minutospirale Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema palmatum Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema pervagoris Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema pterophallus Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema rectangulare Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema scyphovagina Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema serpenticirrus Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema spiculare Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema spirale Eastern Central Pacific
Haliotrema tubulovagina Eastern Central Pacific
Neohaliotrema maomao Eastern Central Pacific
Parancyrocephaloides dactylopteri Eastern Central Pacific



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