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Family: Mopaliidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amicula amiculata []	No picture found Amicula pallasii []	Amicula vestita []
No picture found Katharina tunicata [Black katy]	No picture found Mopalia acuta []	No picture found Mopalia ciliata [Hairy chiton]
No picture found Mopalia cirrata []	No picture found Mopalia egretta [Egret-plumped mopalia]	No picture found Mopalia ferreirai []
No picture found Mopalia hindsii [Hind's Mopalia]	No picture found Mopalia imporcata []	No picture found Mopalia kennerleyi [Northern hairy chiton]
No picture found Mopalia lignosa [Woody chiton]	No picture found Mopalia muscosa [Mossy chiton]	No picture found Mopalia sinuata [Dwarf hairy mopalia]
No picture found Mopalia spectabilis [Red-flecked mopalia]	No picture found Mopalia swanii [Swan's mopalia]	No picture found Mopalia vespertina [Smooth mopalia]
Nuttallochiton mirandus []	No picture found Placiphorella atlantica []	No picture found Placiphorella borealis [Boreal veiled chiton]
No picture found Placiphorella rufa [Red veiled chiton]	No picture found Placiphorella stimpsoni [Veiled chiton]	No picture found Placiphorella velata [Veiled Pacific chiton]
No picture found Plaxiphora albida []	No picture found Plaxiphora aurata [Camouflaged spiny sea cradle]	No picture found Plaxiphora australis []
No picture found Plaxiphora biramosa []	No picture found Plaxiphora boydeni []	No picture found Plaxiphora caelata []
No picture found Plaxiphora egregia []	No picture found Plaxiphora fernandezi []	No picture found Plaxiphora gwenae []
No picture found Plaxiphora kamehamehae []	No picture found Plaxiphora mercatoris []	No picture found Plaxiphora murdochi []
No picture found Plaxiphora obtecta []

37 Species of Family Mopaliidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amicula amiculata		Northwest Pacific
Amicula pallasii		Northeast Pacific
Amicula vestita		Northeast Pacific, Atlant	6 TL
Katharina tunicata	Black katy	Eastern Pacific.	13 TL
Mopalia acuta		Eastern Central Pacific	3.2 TL
Mopalia ciliata	Hairy chiton	Eastern Pacific	5.1 TL
Mopalia cirrata		Eastern Pacific	1.6 TL
Mopalia egretta	Egret-plumped mopalia	Northeast Pacific
Mopalia ferreirai		Eastern Pacific	5.1 TL
Mopalia hindsii	Hind's Mopalia	Northeast Pacific
Mopalia imporcata		Northeast Pacific
Mopalia kennerleyi	Northern hairy chiton	Northeast Pacific
Mopalia lignosa	Woody chiton	Eastern Pacific.	7.6 TL
Mopalia muscosa	Mossy chiton	Eastern Pacific	8.9 TL
Mopalia sinuata	Dwarf hairy mopalia	Northeast Pacific
Mopalia spectabilis	Red-flecked mopalia	Eastern Pacific	5.7 TL
Mopalia swanii	Swan's mopalia	Eastern Pacific	5.1 TL
Mopalia vespertina	Smooth mopalia	Northeast Pacific
Nuttallochiton mirandus		Antarctic
Placiphorella atlantica		Indo-Pacific and North At	3.81 TL
Placiphorella borealis	Boreal veiled chiton	Northwest Pacific	3.5 TL
Placiphorella rufa	Red veiled chiton	Northeast Pacific
Placiphorella stimpsoni	Veiled chiton	Northwest Pacific	2.54 TL
Placiphorella velata	Veiled Pacific chiton	Eastern Pacific.	5.8 TL
Plaxiphora albida		Eastern Indian Ocean
Plaxiphora aurata	Camouflaged spiny sea cradle	Southern Pacific, Souther	8.6 DL
Plaxiphora australis		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora biramosa		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora boydeni		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora caelata		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora egregia		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora fernandezi		Southeast Pacific
Plaxiphora gwenae		Eastern Central Pacific
Plaxiphora kamehamehae		Eastern Central Pacific
Plaxiphora mercatoris		Southeast Pacific	5.5 SHL
Plaxiphora murdochi		Southwest Pacific
Plaxiphora obtecta		Southwest Pacific

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