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Family: Loxoconchidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cytheromorpha fuscata []	No picture found Loxoconcha amygdalanux []	No picture found Loxoconcha dampierensis []
No picture found Loxoconcha dictyoklostos []	No picture found Loxoconcha elliptica []	No picture found Loxoconcha gracilis []
No picture found Loxoconcha hendersonislandensis []	No picture found Loxoconcha heronislandensis []	No picture found Loxoconcha huahineensis []
No picture found Loxoconcha multiornata []	No picture found Loxoconcha pumicosa []	No picture found Loxoconcha rhomboidea []
No picture found Loxoconchella catarrhopos []	No picture found Loxocorniculum mayburyae []	No picture found Phlyctoythere retifera []
No picture found Sagmatocythere nupta []

16 Species of Family Loxoconchidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cytheromorpha fuscata		Northeast Atlantic
Loxoconcha amygdalanux		Western Indian Ocean
Loxoconcha dampierensis		Western Central Pacific
Loxoconcha dictyoklostos		Eastern Central Pacific
Loxoconcha elliptica		Northeast Atlantic
Loxoconcha gracilis		Western Central Pacific
Loxoconcha hendersonislandensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Loxoconcha heronislandensis		Western Central Pacific
Loxoconcha huahineensis		Western Central Pacific
Loxoconcha multiornata		Western Indian Ocean
Loxoconcha pumicosa		Western Central Pacific
Loxoconcha rhomboidea		Northeast Atlantic
Loxoconchella catarrhopos		Eastern Pacific
Loxocorniculum mayburyae		Eastern Pacific
Phlyctoythere retifera		Western Indian Ocean.
Sagmatocythere nupta		Western Indian Ocean.

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