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Family: Haploniscidae (See list of species below)

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92 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Abyssoniscus ovalis
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Antennuloniscus alfi
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Antennuloniscus armatus
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Antennuloniscus dimeroceras
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Antennuloniscus diversus
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Antennuloniscus latoperculus
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Antennuloniscus lincolni
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Antennuloniscus menziesi
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Antennuloniscus ornatus
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Antennuloniscus quadratus
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Antennuloniscus subellipticus
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Aspidoniscus perplexus
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Chandraniscus chardyi
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Chandraniscus costlowi
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Chandraniscus eastwardae
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Chandraniscus kussakini
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Chandraniscus miccus
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Chandraniscus negoescuae
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Chandraniscus piestus
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Chandraniscus saphos
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Chandraniscus silus
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Chandraniscus tangaroae
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Chauliodoniscus armadilloides
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Chauliodoniscus coronatus
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Chauliodoniscus ovalis
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Chauliodoniscus parallelus
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Chauliodoniscus princeps
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Chauliodoniscus reyssi
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Chauliodoniscus tasmanaeus
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Chauliodoniscus wilsoni
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Haploniscus acutirostris
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Haploniscus acutus
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Haploniscus antarcticus
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Haploniscus belyaevi
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Haploniscus bicuspis
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Haploniscus borealis
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Haploniscus bruuni
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Haploniscus capensis
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Haploniscus charcoti
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Haploniscus curvirostris
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Haploniscus foresti
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Haploniscus furcatus
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Haploniscus gernekei
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Haploniscus gibbernasutus
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Haploniscus gnanamuthi
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Haploniscus hamatus
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Haploniscus harrietae
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Haploniscus helgei
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Haploniscus inermis
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Haploniscus ingolfi
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Haploniscus intermedius
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Haploniscus kensleyi
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Haploniscus kermadecensis
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Haploniscus laticephalus
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Haploniscus latus
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Haploniscus minutus
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Haploniscus monodi
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Haploniscus myriamae
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Haploniscus nondescriptus
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Haploniscus obtusifrons
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Haploniscus oviformis
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Haploniscus polaris
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Haploniscus profundicolus
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Haploniscus pygmaeus
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Haploniscus retrospinis
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Haploniscus robinsoni
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Haploniscus rostratus
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Haploniscus rugosus
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Haploniscus similis
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Haploniscus spatulifrons
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Haploniscus spinifer
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Haploniscus telus
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Haploniscus tricornis
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Haploniscus tricornoides
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Haploniscus tridens
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Haploniscus tropicalis
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Haploniscus ultraabyssalis
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Haploniscus unicornis
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Hydroniscus abyssi
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Hydroniscus buzwilsoni
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Hydroniscus lobocephalus
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Hydroniscus malyutinae
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Hydroniscus minutus
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Hydroniscus quadrifrons
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Hydroniscus vandeli
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Hydroniscus vitjazi
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Hydroniscus watlingi
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Mastigoniscus concavus
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Mastigoniscus generalis
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Mastigoniscus gratissimus
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Mastigoniscus gratus
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Mastigoniscus pistus
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92 Species of Family Haploniscidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Abyssoniscus ovalis Northwest Pacific.
Antennuloniscus alfi Antarctic Atlantic
Antennuloniscus armatus Southern Atlantic
Antennuloniscus dimeroceras North and south Atlantic.
Antennuloniscus diversus Northeast Atlantic.
Antennuloniscus latoperculus Antarctic Pacific
Antennuloniscus lincolni Northwest Atlantic.
Antennuloniscus menziesi Northwest Atlantic.
Antennuloniscus ornatus Southeast Pacific and Sou
Antennuloniscus quadratus Western Indian Ocean
Antennuloniscus subellipticus Southeast Pacific
Aspidoniscus perplexus Western Central Atlantic
Chandraniscus chardyi Northwest Atlantic.
Chandraniscus costlowi Northwest Atlantic.
Chandraniscus eastwardae Northwest Atlantic
Chandraniscus kussakini Western Central Atlantic
Chandraniscus miccus Southwest Pacific
Chandraniscus negoescuae Northwest Atlantic.
Chandraniscus piestus Indo-West Pacific
Chandraniscus saphos Indo-West Pacific
Chandraniscus silus Indo-West Pacific
Chandraniscus tangaroae Southwest Pacific
Chauliodoniscus armadilloides Northern Atlantic.
Chauliodoniscus coronatus Southeast Atlantic
Chauliodoniscus ovalis Southeast Atlantic
Chauliodoniscus parallelus Southwest Atlantic
Chauliodoniscus princeps Southeast Atlantic
Chauliodoniscus reyssi North and Southeast Atlan
Chauliodoniscus tasmanaeus Southwest Pacific
Chauliodoniscus wilsoni Northwest Atlantic.
Haploniscus acutirostris Southeast Pacific.
Haploniscus acutus Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus antarcticus Antarctic Indian Ocean.
Haploniscus belyaevi Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus bicuspis Northeast Atlantic and th
Haploniscus borealis Northeast Atlantic.
Haploniscus bruuni Southeast Pacific.
Haploniscus capensis Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus charcoti Northeast Atlantic
Haploniscus curvirostris Antarctic Indian Ocean.
Haploniscus foresti Northeast Atlantic
Haploniscus furcatus Northwest Atlantic.
Haploniscus gernekei Western Indian Ocean
Haploniscus gibbernasutus Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus gnanamuthi Western Atlantic
Haploniscus hamatus Northeast Atlantic.
Haploniscus harrietae Northwest Atlantic.
Haploniscus helgei Eastern Indian Ocean
Haploniscus inermis Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus ingolfi North Atlantic and the Ar
Haploniscus intermedius Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus kensleyi Northwest Atlantic.
Haploniscus kermadecensis Southwest Pacific
Haploniscus laticephalus Southwest Pacific
Haploniscus latus Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus minutus Southwest Atlantic
Haploniscus monodi Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus myriamae Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus nondescriptus Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus obtusifrons Northeast Atlantic
Haploniscus oviformis Antarctic Pacific.
Haploniscus polaris Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus profundicolus Northwest Pacific.
Haploniscus pygmaeus Eastern Central Atlantic
Haploniscus retrospinis Northwest Atlantic
Haploniscus robinsoni North and Southeast Pacif
Haploniscus rostratus Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus rugosus Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus similis Southwest Pacific
Haploniscus spatulifrons Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus spinifer Northwest Atlantic
Haploniscus telus Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus tricornis Southwest Atlantic
Haploniscus tricornoides Southeast Atlantic
Haploniscus tridens Southwest Atlantic
Haploniscus tropicalis Central Atlantic
Haploniscus ultraabyssalis Western Central Pacific
Haploniscus unicornis Western Central Atlantic
Hydroniscus abyssi Northern Atlantic
Hydroniscus buzwilsoni Northwest Atlantic.
Hydroniscus lobocephalus Southwest Pacific
Hydroniscus malyutinae Northwest Atlantic.
Hydroniscus minutus Northwest Pacific.
Hydroniscus quadrifrons Atlantic Ocean.
Hydroniscus vandeli Northern Atlantic
Hydroniscus vitjazi Northwest Pacific.
Hydroniscus watlingi Northwest Atlantic.
Mastigoniscus concavus Southeast Pacific.
Mastigoniscus generalis Eastern Pacific.
Mastigoniscus gratissimus Eastern Pacific.
Mastigoniscus gratus Southeast Pacific.
Mastigoniscus pistus Southwest Pacific



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