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Family: Verticordiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acreuciroa millegemmata []	No picture found Acreuciroa rostrata []	No picture found Euciroa crassa []
No picture found Euciroa dalli []	No picture found Euciroa elegantissima []	No picture found Halicardia axinoides []
No picture found Halicardia maoria []	No picture found Halicardia perplicata []	No picture found Haliris aequacostata [Even-ribbed verticord]
No picture found Haliris berenicensis []	No picture found Haliris fischeriana [Beaded verticord]	No picture found Haliris granulata [Trapezoid verticord]
No picture found Haliris setosa []	No picture found Laevicordia gemma []	No picture found Spinosipella acuticostata []
No picture found Spinosipella agnes []	No picture found Spinosipella deshayesiana []	No picture found Spinosipella ericia []
No picture found Spinosipella tinga []	No picture found Trigonulina ornata [Ornate verticord]	No picture found Verticordia angulata []
No picture found Verticordia ornata []	No picture found Verticordia quadrata []	No picture found Verticordia seguenzae []
No picture found Verticordia sinuosa []	No picture found Verticordia trapezoidea []	No picture found Verticordia woodii []

27 Species of Family Verticordiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acreuciroa millegemmata		Western Pacific
Acreuciroa rostrata		Western Pacific.
Euciroa crassa		Indo-West Pacific.
Euciroa dalli		Indo-Pacific
Euciroa elegantissima		Western Atlantic	1.3 DL
Halicardia axinoides		Northeast Atlantic and th
Halicardia maoria		Southwest Pacific
Halicardia perplicata		Southeast Pacific
Haliris aequacostata	Even-ribbed verticord	Eastern Pacific.
Haliris berenicensis		Mediterranean Sea
Haliris fischeriana	Beaded verticord	North America.	0.9 DL
Haliris granulata	Trapezoid verticord	Mediterranean Sea
Haliris setosa		Southwest Pacific
Laevicordia gemma		Mediterranean Sea
Spinosipella acuticostata		Western Central Atlantic
Spinosipella agnes		Western Atlantic.	2.32 DL
Spinosipella deshayesiana		Indo-Pacific.
Spinosipella ericia		Southwest Pacific
Spinosipella tinga		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL
Trigonulina ornata	Ornate verticord	North America.
Verticordia angulata		Northeast Atlantic
Verticordia ornata		Western Central Atlantic
Verticordia quadrata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Verticordia seguenzae		Western Atlantic.
Verticordia sinuosa		Northeast Atlantic
Verticordia trapezoidea		Northeast Atlantic and th
Verticordia woodii		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL

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