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Family: Aeginidae (See list of species below)

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11 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aegina citrea
[Four tentacled jelly]
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Aegina rosea
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Aeginodiscus actinodiscus
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Aeginona brunnea
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Aeginopsis laurentii
[Golf tee medusa]
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Aeginura beebei
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Aeginura grimaldii
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Bathykorus bouilloni
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Jubanyella plemmyris
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Solmundella bitentaculata
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Tetratoporpa siaankanensis
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11 Species of Family Aeginidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aegina citrea Four tentacled jelly Antarctic, Atlantic, Indo 5 WD
Aegina rosea Northwest Pacific 3.2 TL
Aeginodiscus actinodiscus Western Indian Ocean 4 WD
Aeginona brunnea Indo-West Pacific
Aeginopsis laurentii Golf tee medusa Atlantic, Pacific and Arc 2.5 WD
Aeginura beebei Eastern Central Pacific 10 WD
Aeginura grimaldii Atlantic, Pacific and Arc 4.5 WD
Bathykorus bouilloni Arctic Ocean.
Jubanyella plemmyris Antarctic Atlantic 9.5 WD
Solmundella bitentaculata Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 1.2 WD
Tetratoporpa siaankanensis Western Central Atlantic



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