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Family: Limopsidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Crenulilimopsis crenata []	No picture found Crenulilimopsis oblonga []	No picture found Limopsis akutanica [Akutan limops]
No picture found Limopsis angusta []	No picture found Limopsis antillensis [Antillean limops]	No picture found Limopsis aurita [Eared limops]
No picture found Limopsis azumana []	No picture found Limopsis belcheri [Belcheri's Limops]	No picture found Limopsis cristata [Crested limops]
No picture found Limopsis davinae []	Limopsis enderbyensis []	No picture found Limopsis forskalii []
No picture found Limopsis friedbergi []	No picture found Limopsis galatheae []	No picture found Limopsis hirtella []
No picture found Limopsis janeiroensis []	No picture found Limopsis knudseni []	Limopsis lilliei []
No picture found Limopsis longipilosa []	Limopsis marionensis []	No picture found Limopsis minuta [Minute limops]
No picture found Limopsis multistriata []	No picture found Limopsis nipponica [Cancellate limops]	No picture found Limopsis onchodes []
No picture found Limopsis panamensis [Panamic limops]	No picture found Limopsis paucidentata []	No picture found Limopsis pelagica []
No picture found Limopsis radialis []	No picture found Limopsis scabra []	No picture found Limopsis scotiana []
No picture found Limopsis spicata []	No picture found Limopsis striata []	No picture found Limopsis sulcata [Sulcate limops]
No picture found Limopsis surinamensis []	No picture found Limopsis tenella []	No picture found Limopsis tenuis []
Limopsis vaginata [Vaginate limops]	No picture found Oblimopa japonica [Japanese limops]	No picture found Pectunculina lata []
No picture found Pectunculina proceritas []

40 Species of Family Limopsidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Crenulilimopsis crenata		Western Pacific
Crenulilimopsis oblonga		Northwest Pacific.
Limopsis akutanica	Akutan limops	Eastern Pacific.
Limopsis angusta		Mediterranean Sea.
Limopsis antillensis	Antillean limops	Western Atlantic.
Limopsis aurita	Eared limops	Western Atlantic and the	1.5 DL
Limopsis azumana		Western Central Pacific
Limopsis belcheri	Belcheri's Limops	Northwest Pacific.
Limopsis cristata	Crested limops	Western Atlantic.	1.05 DL
Limopsis davinae		Western Atlantic.	0.32 DL
Limopsis enderbyensis		Antarctic Atlantic.
Limopsis forskalii		Western Central Pacific
Limopsis friedbergi		Mediterranean Sea.
Limopsis galatheae		Atlantic Ocean.	0.7 DL
Limopsis hirtella		Southeast Pacific, Southw	1.6 DL
Limopsis janeiroensis		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL
Limopsis knudseni		Southeast Pacific and the
Limopsis lilliei		Southwest Pacific and the
Limopsis longipilosa		Antarctica.
Limopsis marionensis		Southeast Pacific, Southw	3.6 SHL
Limopsis minuta	Minute limops	Western Atlantic and the
Limopsis multistriata		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Limopsis nipponica	Cancellate limops	Eastern Pacific.
Limopsis onchodes		Western Atlantic.
Limopsis panamensis	Panamic limops	Eastern Pacific.
Limopsis paucidentata		Western Atlantic.
Limopsis pelagica		Western Central Atlantic.
Limopsis radialis		Western Atlantic.
Limopsis scabra		Antarctic Atlantic
Limopsis scotiana		Antarctica.
Limopsis spicata		Western Atlantic.	0.75 DL
Limopsis striata		Western Central Pacific
Limopsis sulcata	Sulcate limops	Western Atlantic.
Limopsis surinamensis		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Limopsis tenella		Southeast Pacific, Atlant
Limopsis tenuis		Mediterranean Sea.
Limopsis vaginata	Vaginate limops	Northern Pacific
Oblimopa japonica	Japanese limops	Western Pacific.
Pectunculina lata		Southwest Pacific
Pectunculina proceritas		Southwest Pacific

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