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Family: Polychelidae blind lobsters (See list of species below)

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42 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Cardus crucifer
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Homeryon armarium
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Homeryon asper
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Pentacheles gibbus
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Pentacheles laevis
[Blind lobster]
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Pentacheles obscurus
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Pentacheles snyderi
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Pentacheles validus
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Polycheles aculeatus
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Polycheles amemiyai
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Polycheles baccatus
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Polycheles coccifer
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Polycheles crucifer
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Polycheles enthrix
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Polycheles kermadecensis
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Polycheles martini
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Polycheles perarmatus
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Polycheles tanneri
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Polycheles typhlops
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Stereomastis aculeata
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Stereomastis alis
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Stereomastis auriculata
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Stereomastis cerata
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Stereomastis evexa
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Stereomastis galil
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Stereomastis helleri
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Stereomastis nana
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Stereomastis pacifica
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Stereomastis panglao
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Stereomastis phosphorus
[Pink blind lobster]
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Stereomastis polita
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Stereomastis sculpta
[Blind lobsters]
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Stereomastis suhmi
[Deepsea blind lobster]
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Stereomastis surda
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Stereomastis talismani
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Stereomastis trispinosa
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Willemoesia forceps
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Willemoesia inornata
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Willemoesia leptodactyla
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Willemoesia pacifica
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Xylocheles macrops
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Xylocheles miersi
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42 Species of Family Polychelidae
(blind lobsters)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cardus crucifer Atlantic Ocean.
Homeryon armarium Northwest Pacific
Homeryon asper Eastern Central Pacific
Pentacheles gibbus Indian Ocean.
Pentacheles laevis Blind lobster Circumglobal 5.27 CL
Pentacheles obscurus Indo-West Pacific.
Pentacheles snyderi Indo-Pacific and the Nort 5.07 CL
Pentacheles validus Indo-West Pacific and Atl 7.51 CL
Polycheles aculeatus Western Central Pacific
Polycheles amemiyai Northwest Pacific 6.34 CL
Polycheles baccatus Central Pacific 4.18 CL
Polycheles coccifer Indo-West Pacific 4.69 CL
Polycheles crucifer Western Central Atlantic
Polycheles enthrix Western Pacific. 5.69 CL
Polycheles kermadecensis Western Pacific 7.47 CL
Polycheles martini Western Pacific 4.67 CL
Polycheles perarmatus Atlantic Ocean. 6.01 CL
Polycheles tanneri Eastern Pacific 4.18 CL
Polycheles typhlops Circumglobal from tropica 10 TL
Stereomastis aculeata Pacific Ocean. 4.08 CL
Stereomastis alis Southwest Pacific
Stereomastis auriculata Indo-West Pacific. 6.19 CL
Stereomastis cerata Eastern Indian Ocean 3.35 CL
Stereomastis evexa Southeast Pacific
Stereomastis galil Indo-West Pacific 5.6 CL
Stereomastis helleri Indo-West Pacific. 4.56 CL
Stereomastis nana Arctic, Indo-Pacific and 4.94 CL
Stereomastis pacifica Eastern Pacific 4.96 CL
Stereomastis panglao Western Central Pacific 4.63 CL
Stereomastis phosphorus Pink blind lobster Indo-West Pacific. 6.45 CL
Stereomastis polita Western Central Pacific
Stereomastis sculpta Blind lobsters Circumglobal.
Stereomastis suhmi Deepsea blind lobster Southeast Atlantic and Pa 3.9 CL
Stereomastis surda Indo-Pacific
Stereomastis talismani Eastern Atlantic 5.87 CL
Stereomastis trispinosa Indo-West Pacific 3.7 CL
Willemoesia forceps Western Central Pacific a 8.08 CL
Willemoesia inornata Eastern Pacific 5.8 CL
Willemoesia leptodactyla Worldwide. 8.22 CL
Willemoesia pacifica Indo-Pacific. 4.84 CL
Xylocheles macrops Western Pacific
Xylocheles miersi Indo-West Pacific



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