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Family: Prayidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphicaryon acaule []	No picture found Amphicaryon ernesti []	No picture found Amphicaryon peltifera []
No picture found Craseoa lathetica []	No picture found Desmophyes annectens []	No picture found Desmophyes haematogaster []
No picture found Desmophyes villafrancae []	No picture found Lilyopsis rosea []	No picture found Maresearsia praeclara []
No picture found Mistoprayina fragosa []	No picture found Nectadamas diomedeae []	No picture found Nectopyramis natans []
No picture found Nectopyramis spinosa []	No picture found Nectopyramis thetis []	No picture found Praya dubia []
No picture found Praya reticulata []	No picture found Prayola tottoni []	No picture found Prayola urinatrix []
No picture found Rosacea cymbiformis []	No picture found Rosacea flaccida []	No picture found Rosacea plicata []
No picture found Rosacea repanda []	No picture found Stephanophyes superba []

23 Species of Family Prayidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphicaryon acaule	Antarctic, Atlantic, Paci	1.07 H
Amphicaryon ernesti	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O
Amphicaryon peltifera	Southwest Atlantic, North
Craseoa lathetica	Western Atlantic
Desmophyes annectens	Atlantic, Pacific Oceans
Desmophyes haematogaster	Western Atlantic
Desmophyes villafrancae	Mediterranean
Lilyopsis rosea	Eastern Pacific and the M
Maresearsia praeclara	Pacific, Atlantic Oceans
Mistoprayina fragosa	Western Atlantic
Nectadamas diomedeae	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Nectopyramis natans	Antarctic, Atlantic and P
Nectopyramis spinosa	Southwest Atlantic and An
Nectopyramis thetis	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Praya dubia	Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O	4572 BL
Praya reticulata	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Prayola tottoni	Mediterranean	0.5 H
Prayola urinatrix	Western Atlantic
Rosacea cymbiformis	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O	1.75 H
Rosacea flaccida	Eastern Central Pacific a
Rosacea plicata	Cosmopolitan
Rosacea repanda	Western Atlantic
Stephanophyes superba	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea

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