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Family: Chaperiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Chaperia acanthina [Simple chaperia]	No picture found Chaperia multispinosa []	No picture found Chaperia transversalis []
No picture found Chaperiopsis annulus []	No picture found Chaperiopsis bispinosa []	No picture found Chaperiopsis cervicornis []
No picture found Chaperiopsis cristata []	No picture found Chaperiopsis erecta []	No picture found Chaperiopsis funda []
No picture found Chaperiopsis galeata []	No picture found Chaperiopsis indefensa []	No picture found Chaperiopsis intermediata []
No picture found Chaperiopsis orbiculata []	No picture found Chaperiopsis patulosa []	No picture found Chaperiopsis propinqua []
No picture found Chaperiopsis quadrispinosa []	No picture found Chaperiopsis rotundata []	No picture found Chaperiopsis rubida []
No picture found Chaperiopsis spiculata []	No picture found Chaperiopsis tintinnabula []	No picture found Pyrichaperia pyriformis []

21 Species of Family Chaperiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Chaperia acanthina	Simple chaperia	Southern Pacific, Southwe
Chaperia multispinosa		Southwest Pacific
Chaperia transversalis		Western Central Pacific
Chaperiopsis annulus		Mediterranean Sea.
Chaperiopsis bispinosa		Southwest Pacific
Chaperiopsis cervicornis		Antarctic Pacific
Chaperiopsis cristata		Southeast Pacific and the
Chaperiopsis erecta		Southwest Atlantic
Chaperiopsis funda		Southwest Pacific
Chaperiopsis galeata		Southeast Pacific, Southw
Chaperiopsis indefensa		Southwest Atlantic
Chaperiopsis intermediata		Southwest Pacific
Chaperiopsis orbiculata		Southwest Atlantic
Chaperiopsis patulosa		Southeast Pacific, Southw
Chaperiopsis propinqua		Southwest Atlantic
Chaperiopsis quadrispinosa		Antarctic Pacific
Chaperiopsis rotundata		Antarctic Pacific
Chaperiopsis rubida		Southwest Pacific
Chaperiopsis spiculata		Southwest Pacific
Chaperiopsis tintinnabula		Southwest Pacific
Pyrichaperia pyriformis		Western Pacific

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