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Family: Goniadidae (See list of species below)

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45 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathyglycinde cedroensis
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Glycinde armata
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Glycinde armigera
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Glycinde bonhourei
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Glycinde multidens
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Glycinde nordmanni
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Glycinde oligodon
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Glycinde pacifica
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Glycinde paucignatha
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Glycinde picta
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Glycinde polygnatha
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Glycinde solitaria
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Glycinde wireni
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Goniada acicula
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Goniada aciculata
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Goniada annulata
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Goniada asiatica
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Goniada brunnea
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Goniada congoensis
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Goniada emerita
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Goniada gigantea
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Goniada hexadentes
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Goniada japonica
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Goniada littorea
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Goniada maculata
[Spotted chevron worm]
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Goniada multidentata
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Goniada multidentopsis
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Goniada norvegica
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Goniada oculata
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Goniada paucidens
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Goniada peruana
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Goniada teres
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Goniada tridens
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Goniada uncinigera
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Goniada vorax
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Goniadella bobretzkii
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Goniadella galaica
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Goniadella gracilis
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Goniadides abidjanensis
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Goniadides aciculata
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Goniadides carolinae
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Goniadides falcigera
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Goniadopsis maskallensis
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Ophioglycera eximia
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Progoniada regularis
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45 Species of Family Goniadidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathyglycinde cedroensis Eastern Pacific
Glycinde armata Southeast Pacific
Glycinde armigera Eastern Pacific
Glycinde bonhourei Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Glycinde multidens Western Central Atlantic
Glycinde nordmanni Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Glycinde oligodon Western Pacific
Glycinde pacifica Western Central Atlantic
Glycinde paucignatha Eastern Pacific
Glycinde picta Northeast Pacific
Glycinde polygnatha Eastern Pacific
Glycinde solitaria Western Central Atlantic
Glycinde wireni Arctic and Northeast Paci
Goniada acicula Eastern Pacific
Goniada aciculata Eastern Pacific
Goniada annulata Pacific Ocean.
Goniada asiatica Western Indian Ocean
Goniada brunnea Northwest Atlantic, Pacif
Goniada congoensis Western Indian Ocean and
Goniada emerita Indo-West Pacific and the
Goniada gigantea Mediterranean Sea.
Goniada hexadentes Mediterranean Sea.
Goniada japonica Northwest Pacific
Goniada littorea Western Central Atlantic
Goniada maculata Spotted chevron worm Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Goniada multidentata Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Goniada multidentopsis Western Central Atlantic
Goniada norvegica Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Goniada oculata Western Central Atlantic
Goniada paucidens Western Pacific
Goniada peruana Southeast Pacific
Goniada teres Western Central Atlantic
Goniada tridens Western Central Pacific
Goniada uncinigera Western Central Pacific
Goniada vorax Mediterranean Sea.
Goniadella bobretzkii Northeast Atlantic
Goniadella galaica Mediterranean Sea.
Goniadella gracilis Eastern Pacific and the M
Goniadides abidjanensis Eastern Central Atlantic.
Goniadides aciculata Western Indian Ocean
Goniadides carolinae Eastern Central Pacific a
Goniadides falcigera Western Central Pacific.
Goniadopsis maskallensis Western Indian Ocean.
Ophioglycera eximia Indo-Pacific
Progoniada regularis Indo-Pacific and Western



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