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Family: Neopilinidae (See list of species below)

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21 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Adenopilina adenensis
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Micropilina arntzi
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Micropilina minuta
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Micropilina rakiura
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Micropilina reinga
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Micropilina tangaroa
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Micropilina wareni
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Neopilina bruuni
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Neopilina galatheae
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Neopilina rebainsi
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Rokopella euglypta
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Rokopella oligotropha
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Veleropilina capulus
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Veleropilina goesi
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Veleropilina segonzaci
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Veleropilina veleronis
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Veleropilina zografi
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Vema bacescui
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Vema ewingi
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Vema levinae
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Vema occidua
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21 Species of Family Neopilinidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Adenopilina adenensis Western Indian Ocean
Micropilina arntzi Antarctic Atlantic 0.09 TL
Micropilina minuta Northeast Atlantic
Micropilina rakiura Southwest Pacific
Micropilina reinga Southwest Pacific
Micropilina tangaroa Southwest Pacific
Micropilina wareni Southwest Atlantic
Neopilina bruuni Southeast Pacific
Neopilina galatheae Indo-Pacific 3.7 TL
Neopilina rebainsi Atlantic Ocean
Rokopella euglypta Atlantic Ocean 0.2 SHD
Rokopella oligotropha Eastern Central Pacific 0.3 WD
Veleropilina capulus Southwest Pacific
Veleropilina goesi Western Central Atlantic.
Veleropilina segonzaci Northeast Atlantic 0.09 DL
Veleropilina veleronis Eastern Central Pacific
Veleropilina zografi Northeast Atlantic 0.5 SHD
Vema bacescui Southeast Pacific
Vema ewingi Southeast Pacific
Vema levinae Eastern Central Pacific
Vema occidua Southwest Pacific



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