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Family: Astartidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Astarte acuticostata []	No picture found Astarte antarctica []	No picture found Astarte arctica [Arctic Astarte]
No picture found Astarte bennetti []	No picture found Astarte borealis [Boreal Astarte]	Astarte castanea [Chestnut Astarte]
No picture found Astarte compacta [Compact Astarte]	No picture found Astarte crassa []	No picture found Astarte crebricostata []
Astarte crenata [Crenulate Astarte]	No picture found Astarte elliptica [Elliptical Astarte]	No picture found Astarte esquimalti [Wavy-line Astarte]
No picture found Astarte filatovae []	No picture found Astarte fusca []	No picture found Astarte globula []
No picture found Astarte liogona []	Astarte longirostra []	No picture found Astarte lutea []
No picture found Astarte mirabilis []	Astarte montagui [Narrow-hinge Astarte]	No picture found Astarte nana [Dwarf Astarte]
No picture found Astarte polaris [Polar Astarte]	No picture found Astarte portlandica []	No picture found Astarte quadrans [Squarish Astarte]
No picture found Astarte smithii []	No picture found Astarte sulcata [Roundish grooved Astarte]	No picture found Astarte undata [Wavy Astarte]
No picture found Astarte vaigati []	No picture found Astarte vernicosa [Varnished Astarte]	No picture found Astarte warhami []
No picture found Astarte willetti []	No picture found Digitaria digitaria []	No picture found Gonilia calliglypta [Flamed astarte]
No picture found Goodallia micalii []	No picture found Goodallia pusilla []	No picture found Goodallia triangularis [Denticulate goodallia]

36 Species of Family Astartidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Astarte acuticostata		Northern Atlantic and the
Astarte antarctica		Antarctica.
Astarte arctica	Arctic Astarte	Northern Atlantic and Eas	3.8 DL
Astarte bennetti		Northeast Atlantic
Astarte borealis	Boreal Astarte	Northern Pacific, Norther	5.08 SHL
Astarte castanea	Chestnut Astarte	Atlantic Ocean	3 TL
Astarte compacta	Compact Astarte	East Pacific and Northeas
Astarte crassa		Endemic to the Arctic.
Astarte crebricostata		Northeast Atlantic
Astarte crenata	Crenulate Astarte	Northern Pacific, Atlanti	2.05 DL
Astarte elliptica	Elliptical Astarte	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	5 SHL
Astarte esquimalti	Wavy-line Astarte	Pacific Ocean, Northeast	1.8 SHL
Astarte filatovae		Northeast Atlantic
Astarte fusca		Eastern Central Atlantic
Astarte globula		Atlantic Ocean.	0.8 DL
Astarte liogona		Northeast Atlantic
Astarte longirostra		Southern Pacific, Southwe	0.6 DL
Astarte lutea		Western Atlantic.
Astarte mirabilis		Northeast Atlantic
Astarte montagui	Narrow-hinge Astarte	Northern Pacific, Norther
Astarte nana	Dwarf Astarte	Atlantic Ocean.
Astarte polaris	Polar Astarte	Northeast Atlantic
Astarte portlandica		Western Atlantic.	1.14 DL
Astarte quadrans	Squarish Astarte	Northern Atlantic
Astarte smithii		Atlantic Ocean.	0.7 DL
Astarte sulcata	Roundish grooved Astarte	Northern Atlantic, Medite
Astarte undata	Wavy Astarte	Northern Atlantic	3.8 DL
Astarte vaigati		Endemic to the Arctic.
Astarte vernicosa	Varnished Astarte	East Pacific and Northeas
Astarte warhami		Endemic to the Arctic.
Astarte willetti		Northeast Atlantic
Digitaria digitaria		Northeast Atlantic
Gonilia calliglypta	Flamed astarte	Mediterranean Sea
Goodallia micalii		Mediterranean Sea.
Goodallia pusilla		Mediterranean Sea
Goodallia triangularis	Denticulate goodallia	Northeast Atlantic

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