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Family: Tergipedidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Catriona casha []	No picture found Catriona columbiana [Red-tentacle cuthona]	No picture found Catriona maua []
No picture found Catriona oba []	No picture found Catriona pinnifera []	No picture found Catriona rickettsi [Doc's aeolid]
No picture found Cuthona abronia [Colorful Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona abyssicola []	No picture found Cuthona albocrusta [White-crust Cuthona]
No picture found Cuthona albopunctata []	No picture found Cuthona amoena []	No picture found Cuthona annulata []
No picture found Cuthona antarctica []	No picture found Cuthona barbadiana []	Cuthona caerulea []
No picture found Cuthona claviformis []	No picture found Cuthona cocoachroma [Brown Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona concinna [Neat aeolid]
No picture found Cuthona divae [Rose-pink Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona flavovulta [Yellowish Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona foliata []
No picture found Cuthona fulgens [Black-and-yellow Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona genovae []	No picture found Cuthona georgiana []
No picture found Cuthona granosa []	No picture found Cuthona gymnota [Orange-tip Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona hamanni [Hamann's aeolid]
No picture found Cuthona ilonae []	No picture found Cuthona iris []	No picture found Cuthona kanga []
No picture found Cuthona lagunae [Orange-face Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona leopardina []	No picture found Cuthona lizae [Liza's aeolid]
No picture found Cuthona longi [Long's aeolid]	No picture found Cuthona miniostriata []	No picture found Cuthona nana []
No picture found Cuthona ocellata []	No picture found Cuthona odhneri []	No picture found Cuthona pallida []
No picture found Cuthona perca [Lake Meritt Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona phoenix [The phoenix aeolid]	No picture found Cuthona punicea [Pomegranate aeolid]
No picture found Cuthona pustulata [Pimpled aeolid]	No picture found Cuthona rolleri [Roller's aeolid]	No picture found Cuthona rubescens []
No picture found Cuthona rubra []	No picture found Cuthona schraderi []	No picture found Cuthona speciosa []
No picture found Cuthona thompsoni []	No picture found Cuthona tina []	No picture found Cuthona veronicae []
No picture found Cuthona virens [Green Cuthona]	No picture found Cuthona viridis [Viridis aeolid]	Cuthona yamasui []
Embletonia gracilis [Graceful aeolid]	No picture found Embletonia pulchra []	No picture found Piseinotecus divae []
Piseinotecus gabinierei []	No picture found Piseinotecus sphaeriferus []	No picture found Tenellia adspersa [Miniature aeolis]
No picture found Tenellia fuscata []	No picture found Tergipes antarcticus []	No picture found Tergipes tergipes [Johnston's balloon eolis]
No picture found Tergipes valentini []	No picture found Trinchesia anulata []	No picture found Trinchesia catachroma []
No picture found Trinchesia diversicolor []	No picture found Trinchesia foliata []	No picture found Trinchesia ornata []
No picture found Trinchesia sibogae [Siboga cuthona]	No picture found Trinchesia sororum []	No picture found Trinchesia thelmae []
No picture found Trinchesia viridiana []	No picture found Trinchesia yamasui []

74 Species of Family Tergipedidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Catriona casha		Southeast Atlantic and We
Catriona columbiana	Red-tentacle cuthona	Indo-Pacific and Southeas	1.5 TL
Catriona maua		Western Atlantic and the	1.2 DL
Catriona oba		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Catriona pinnifera		Northwest and Eastern Cen
Catriona rickettsi	Doc's aeolid	Eastern Pacific.	2 TL
Cuthona abronia	Colorful Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	1.3 TL
Cuthona abyssicola		Northeast Atlantic
Cuthona albocrusta	White-crust Cuthona	Indo-Pacific.	1.2 TL
Cuthona albopunctata		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona amoena		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cuthona annulata		Indo-West Pacific
Cuthona antarctica		Western Atlantic.
Cuthona barbadiana		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Cuthona caerulea		Western Atlantic and the	1 TL
Cuthona claviformis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cuthona cocoachroma	Brown Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	1.5 TL
Cuthona concinna	Neat aeolid	Arctic, Atlantic and East	1.5 TL
Cuthona divae	Rose-pink Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	1.8 TL
Cuthona flavovulta	Yellowish Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	1 TL
Cuthona foliata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cuthona fulgens	Black-and-yellow Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	0.8 TL
Cuthona genovae		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cuthona georgiana		Pacific Ocean, Western At	1.5 DL
Cuthona granosa		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona gymnota	Orange-tip Cuthona	Western Atlantic, Arctic	2.3 TL
Cuthona hamanni	Hamann's aeolid	Eastern Pacific.	1.4 TL
Cuthona ilonae		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona iris		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Cuthona kanga		Western Indian Ocean
Cuthona lagunae	Orange-face Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	1.4 TL
Cuthona leopardina		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona lizae	Liza's aeolid	Eastern Central Pacific	0.6 TL
Cuthona longi	Long's aeolid	Eastern Central Pacific	3.2 TL
Cuthona miniostriata		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona nana		Western Atlantic and East	1 DL
Cuthona ocellata		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona odhneri		Southeast Pacific
Cuthona pallida		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona perca	Lake Meritt Cuthona	Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O	1.5 TL
Cuthona phoenix	The phoenix aeolid	Eastern Pacific and Weste	1.7 TL
Cuthona punicea	Pomegranate aeolid	Eastern Pacific.	2.4 TL
Cuthona pustulata	Pimpled aeolid	Eastern Pacific and North	2 TL
Cuthona rolleri	Roller's aeolid	Eastern Pacific.	1.5 TL
Cuthona rubescens		Northeast Atlantic.
Cuthona rubra		Western Atlantic.	0.45 DL
Cuthona schraderi		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Cuthona speciosa		Southeast Atlantic and We
Cuthona thompsoni		Mediterranean Sea.
Cuthona tina		Western Atlantic	0.45 DL
Cuthona veronicae		Western Atlantic	2.5 TL
Cuthona virens	Green Cuthona	Eastern Pacific.	0.6 TL
Cuthona viridis	Viridis aeolid	Eastern Pacific and Atlan	1.1 TL
Cuthona yamasui		Indo-West Pacific.
Embletonia gracilis	Graceful aeolid	Southeast Atlantic and In
Embletonia pulchra		Northeast Atlantic and th
Piseinotecus divae		Southwest Atlantic	0.5 DL
Piseinotecus gabinierei		Northeast Atlantic and th
Piseinotecus sphaeriferus		Mediterranean Sea.
Tenellia adspersa	Miniature aeolis	Atlantic Ocean. Introduc	0.7 TL
Tenellia fuscata		Western Atlantic	0.38 DL
Tergipes antarcticus		Western Atlantic and East	0.38 DL
Tergipes tergipes	Johnston's balloon eolis	Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an
Tergipes valentini		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1 DL
Trinchesia anulata		Indo-West Pacific
Trinchesia catachroma		Eastern Indian Ocean
Trinchesia diversicolor		Western Pacific
Trinchesia foliata		Mediterranean Sea.
Trinchesia ornata		Indo-West Pacific.
Trinchesia sibogae	Siboga cuthona	Western Central Pacific
Trinchesia sororum		Eastern Indian Ocean
Trinchesia thelmae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Trinchesia viridiana		Eastern Indian Ocean
Trinchesia yamasui		Indo-Pacific

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