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Family: Pectiniidae (See list of species below)

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

Echinomorpha nishihirai []	Echinophyllia aspera [Flat lettuce coral]	Echinophyllia costata []
Echinophyllia echinata []	Echinophyllia echinoporoides [Red stone coral]	No picture found Echinophyllia maxima []
Echinophyllia orpheensis []	Echinophyllia patula []	Echinophyllia pectinata []
No picture found Echinophyllia tarae []	Echinophyllia taylorae []	Mycedium elephantotus [Chinese lettuce coral]
Mycedium mancaoi []	Mycedium robokaki []	No picture found Mycedium spina []
Mycedium steeni []	Mycedium umbra [Green eyed cup coral]	Oxypora convoluta []
Oxypora crassispinosa [Porous lettucw coral]	Oxypora egyptensis []	Oxypora glabra [Porous lettuce coral]
Oxypora lacera [Ragged chalice coral]	Pectinia africanus []	Pectinia alcicornis [Antler coral]
No picture found Pectinia crassa []	Pectinia elongata []	Pectinia lactuca [Lettuce coral]
Pectinia maxima []	Pectinia paeonia [Plate coral]	Pectinia pygmaeus []
Pectinia teres []	Physophyllia ayleni []

32 Species of Family Pectiniidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Echinomorpha nishihirai		Western Pacific.
Echinophyllia aspera	Flat lettuce coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Echinophyllia costata		Western Central Pacific
Echinophyllia echinata		Western Central Pacific.
Echinophyllia echinoporoides	Red stone coral	Western Central Pacific.
Echinophyllia maxima		Western Pacific
Echinophyllia orpheensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Echinophyllia patula		Western Central Pacific.
Echinophyllia pectinata		Western Central Pacific
Echinophyllia tarae		Eastern Central Pacific
Echinophyllia taylorae		Western Central Pacific
Mycedium elephantotus	Chinese lettuce coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Mycedium mancaoi		Western Central Pacific.
Mycedium robokaki		Western Central Pacific.
Mycedium spina		Western Central Pacific
Mycedium steeni		Western Central Pacific
Mycedium umbra	Green eyed cup coral	Western Central Pacific
Oxypora convoluta		Western Indian Ocean
Oxypora crassispinosa	Porous lettucw coral	Western Central Pacific.
Oxypora egyptensis		Western Indian Ocean
Oxypora glabra	Porous lettuce coral	Western Central Pacific.
Oxypora lacera	Ragged chalice coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Pectinia africanus		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia alcicornis	Antler coral	Western Central Pacific.
Pectinia crassa		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia elongata		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia lactuca	Lettuce coral	Indo-Pacific.	100 WD
Pectinia maxima		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia paeonia	Plate coral	Western Central Pacific.
Pectinia pygmaeus		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia teres		Western Central Pacific
Physophyllia ayleni		Western Central Pacific.

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