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Family: Argonautidae argonauts, paper nautileses (See list of species below)
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8 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Argonauta argo
[Greater argonaut]

Argonauta bottgeri
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Argonauta cornuta
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No picture found

Argonauta hians
[Winged argonaut]

Argonauta nodosa
[Knobby argonaut] 		No picture found

Argonauta nodosus
[Knobbed argonaut]


Argonauta nouryi
[Rough-keeled argonaut] 		No picture found

Argonauta pacifica
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8 Species of Family Argonautidae
(argonauts, paper nautileses)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Argonauta argo Greater argonaut Circumglobal in tropical 72.6 TL
Argonauta bottgeri Indo-West Pacific
Argonauta cornuta Eastern Pacific
Argonauta hians Winged argonaut Indo-West Pacific and Cen 50 ML
Argonauta nodosa Knobby argonaut Western Atlantic and West
Argonauta nodosus Knobbed argonaut Cosmopolitan. 13 ML
Argonauta nouryi Rough-keeled argonaut Eastern Pacific. 17.4 TL
Argonauta pacifica Eastern Pacific.



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