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Family: Lyonsiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Agriodesma navicula [Navicular agriodesma]	No picture found Allogramma formosa []	No picture found Entodesma beana [Pearly entodesma]
No picture found Entodesma cuneata []	No picture found Entodesma elongatulum []	No picture found Entodesma fretalis []
No picture found Entodesma navicula [Rock entodesma]	No picture found Entodesma patagonicum []	No picture found Entodesma weisbordi []
No picture found Lyonsia alvarezii []	No picture found Lyonsia arcaeformis []	No picture found Lyonsia arenosa [Sandy lyonsia]
No picture found Lyonsia bracteata [Scaly lyonsia]	No picture found Lyonsia californica [California lyonsia]	No picture found Lyonsia floridana [Florida lyonsia]
No picture found Lyonsia formosa []	No picture found Lyonsia granulifera [Granulate lyonsia]	No picture found Lyonsia hyalina [Glassy lyonsia]
No picture found Lyonsia kawamurai []	No picture found Lyonsia malvinensis []	No picture found Lyonsia norvegica []
No picture found Lyonsia norwegica [Pearly lyonsia]	No picture found Lyonsia striata [Striate lyonsia]	No picture found Lyonsia ventricosa []
No picture found Mytilimeria falklandica []	No picture found Mytilimeria nuttalli [Bladderclam]

26 Species of Family Lyonsiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Agriodesma navicula	Navicular agriodesma	Indo-Pacific
Allogramma formosa		Northeast Atlantic and th
Entodesma beana	Pearly entodesma	North America.
Entodesma cuneata		Southeast Pacific
Entodesma elongatulum		Western Atlantic and East
Entodesma fretalis		Western Atlantic and East
Entodesma navicula	Rock entodesma	Pacific Ocean and Northwe	10 SHL
Entodesma patagonicum		Southeast Pacific and Wes	3.2 DL
Entodesma weisbordi		Western Atlantic.	1.74 DL
Lyonsia alvarezii		Southeast Pacific and Wes	1.4 DL
Lyonsia arcaeformis		Southeast Pacific, Southw	0.4 SHL
Lyonsia arenosa	Sandy lyonsia	Northern Pacific, Norther
Lyonsia bracteata	Scaly lyonsia	Northeast Pacific and Nor	5.5 SHL
Lyonsia californica	California lyonsia	Eastern Pacific and North	3.8 SHL
Lyonsia floridana	Florida lyonsia	Northeast Atlantic	1.6 DL
Lyonsia formosa		Northeast Atlantic and th
Lyonsia granulifera	Granulate lyonsia	Northeast Atlantic	2.5 DL
Lyonsia hyalina	Glassy lyonsia	Atlantic Ocean
Lyonsia kawamurai		Northwest Pacific
Lyonsia malvinensis		Western Atlantic.
Lyonsia norvegica		Northeast Atlantic
Lyonsia norwegica	Pearly lyonsia	Northeast Atlantic and Me
Lyonsia striata	Striate lyonsia	Northeast Atlantic
Lyonsia ventricosa		Northwest Pacific
Mytilimeria falklandica		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Mytilimeria nuttalli	Bladderclam	Northeast Pacific	4.6 SHL

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