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Family: Golfingiidae golfingiids (See list of species below)

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


Golfingia anderssoni
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Golfingia appendiculata
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Golfingia birsteini
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Golfingia capensis
[Common peanut worm]
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Golfingia elongata
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Golfingia flagrifera
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Golfingia iniqua
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Golfingia margaritacea
[Peanut worm]
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Golfingia mirabilis
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Golfingia muricaudata
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Golfingia pectinatoides
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Golfingia trichocephala
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Golfingia vulgaris
[Brown peanut worm]
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Nephasoma abyssorum
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Nephasoma bulbosum
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Nephasoma capilleforme
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Nephasoma columbaris
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Nephasoma confusum
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Nephasoma constricticervix
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Nephasoma constrictum
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Nephasoma cutleri
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Nephasoma delagei
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Nephasoma diaphanes
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Nephasoma ditadii
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Nephasoma eremita
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Nephasoma flagriferum
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Nephasoma laetmophilum
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Nephasoma lilljeborgi
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Nephasoma minutum
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Nephasoma multiaraneusa
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Nephasoma novaezealandiae
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Nephasoma pellucidum
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Nephasoma rimicola
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Nephasoma rutilofuscum
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Nephasoma schuettei
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Nephasoma tasmaniense
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Nephasoma vitjazi
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Nephasoma wodjanizkii
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Thysanocardia catharinae
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Thysanocardia nigra
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Thysanocardia procera
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41 Species of Family Golfingiidae
(golfingiids)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Golfingia anderssoni Southern Ocean and the An
Golfingia appendiculata Southwest Pacific
Golfingia birsteini Northwest Pacific.
Golfingia capensis Common peanut worm Western Indian Ocean 20 TRKL
Golfingia elongata Northwest Pacific, Atlant 3 TL
Golfingia flagrifera Northern Atlantic and Pac
Golfingia iniqua Northeast Atlantic
Golfingia margaritacea Peanut worm Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane
Golfingia mirabilis Western Indian Ocean
Golfingia muricaudata Antarctic Atlantic, Indo-
Golfingia pectinatoides Western Indian Ocean
Golfingia trichocephala Western Central Pacific
Golfingia vulgaris Brown peanut worm Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor 0.4 TRKL
Nephasoma abyssorum Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Nephasoma bulbosum Northern Atlantic
Nephasoma capilleforme Arctic, Antarctic, Medite
Nephasoma columbaris Western Central Atlantic
Nephasoma confusum Antarctic Atlantic, Indo- 2.5 TL
Nephasoma constricticervix Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Nephasoma constrictum Northern Atlantic, Indian
Nephasoma cutleri Indo-West Pacific and Ant
Nephasoma delagei Northeast Atlantic
Nephasoma diaphanes Arctic, Northwest Atlanti
Nephasoma ditadii Southwest Atlantic
Nephasoma eremita Arctic, Southeast Pacific
Nephasoma flagriferum Northern Atlantic
Nephasoma laetmophilum Eastern Pacific 3.9 TL
Nephasoma lilljeborgi Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an 3 TL
Nephasoma minutum Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1.5 TRKL
Nephasoma multiaraneusa Western Central Atlantic
Nephasoma novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific
Nephasoma pellucidum Indo-Pacific and Western
Nephasoma rimicola Northeast Atlantic and th
Nephasoma rutilofuscum Western Indian Ocean. 1.5 TRKL
Nephasoma schuettei Indo-West Pacific 16 TL
Nephasoma tasmaniense Southwest Pacific (Ref. 1 1.8 TRKL
Nephasoma vitjazi Northwest Pacific.
Nephasoma wodjanizkii Atlantic Ocean.
Thysanocardia catharinae Indo-Pacific, Southern At 7 TRKL
Thysanocardia nigra Pacific Ocean. Tropical 10 TRKL
Thysanocardia procera Northeast Atlantic and th



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