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Family: Paraonidae (See list of species below)

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86 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acmira finitima
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Acmira philbinae
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Acmira simplex
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Acmira taylori
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Aedicira alisetosa
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Aedicira antennata
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Aedicira longicirrata
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Aedicira pacifica
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Allia alisdairi
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Allia nolani
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Allia quadrilobata
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Allia suecica
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Allia trilobata
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Aricidea abberans
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Aricidea abranchiata
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Aricidea abyssalis
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Aricidea albatrossae
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Aricidea anusakdii
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Aricidea assimilis
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Aricidea belgicae
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Aricidea bulbosa
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Aricidea capensis
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Aricidea catherinae
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Aricidea cerrutii
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Aricidea claudiae
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Aricidea crassicapitis
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Aricidea curviseta
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Aricidea eximia
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Aricidea fauveli
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Aricidea fragilis
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Aricidea hartmanae
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Aricidea jeffreysi
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Aricidea longicirrata
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Aricidea longisetosa
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Aricidea longobranchiata
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Aricidea lopezi
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Aricidea mariannae
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Aricidea mediterranea
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Aricidea minuta
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Aricidea monicae
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Aricidea neosuecica
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Aricidea nolani
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Aricidea pacifica
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Aricidea philbinae
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Aricidea pigmentata
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Aricidea pseudannae
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Aricidea pseudoarticulata
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Aricidea quadrilobata
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Aricidea sanmartin
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Aricidea simonae
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Aricidea simplex
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Aricidea suecica
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Aricidea taylori
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Aricidea thammapinanae
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Aricidea trilobata
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Aricidea uschakowi
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Aricidea wassi
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Cirrophorus aciculatus
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Cirrophorus americanus
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Cirrophorus branchiatus
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Cirrophorus eliasoni
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Cirrophorus forticirratus
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Cirrophorus furcatus
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Cirrophorus lyra
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Cirrophorus miyakoensis
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Cirrophorus perdidoensis
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Cirrophorus perkinsi
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Levinsenia gracilis
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Levinsenia oculata
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Levinsenia reducta
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Paradoneis abranchiata
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Paradoneis armata
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Paradoneis drachi
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Paradoneis harpagonea
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Paradoneis hirsuta
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Paradoneis ilvana
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Paradoneis lyra
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Paraonella platybranchia
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Paraonides lyra
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Paraonides myriamae
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Paraonides neapolitana
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Paraonides nordica
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Paraonis fulgens
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Paraonis lyra
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Paraonis pycnobranchiata
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Paraonis pygoenigmatica
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86 Species of Family Paraonidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acmira finitima Western Central Atlantic
Acmira philbinae Western Central Atlantic
Acmira simplex Western Central Atlantic
Acmira taylori Western Central Atlantic
Aedicira alisetosa Eastern Pacific
Aedicira antennata Eastern Pacific
Aedicira longicirrata Eastern Pacific
Aedicira pacifica Eastern Pacific
Allia alisdairi Western Central Atlantic
Allia nolani Northeast Pacific
Allia quadrilobata Western Central Atlantic
Allia suecica Western Central Atlantic
Allia trilobata Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea abberans Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea abranchiata Central Arctic.
Aricidea abyssalis Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea albatrossae Arctic
Aricidea anusakdii Western Central Pacific
Aricidea assimilis Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea belgicae Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea bulbosa Western Indian Ocean
Aricidea capensis Western Indian Ocean and
Aricidea catherinae Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
Aricidea cerrutii Western Pacific, Atlantic
Aricidea claudiae Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea crassicapitis Eastern Pacific
Aricidea curviseta Southeast Atlantic and We
Aricidea eximia Northwest Pacific
Aricidea fauveli Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea fragilis Unicorn worm Western Central Atlantic,
Aricidea hartmanae Central Arctic.
Aricidea jeffreysi Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
Aricidea longicirrata Eastern Pacific
Aricidea longisetosa Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea longobranchiata Western Indian Ocean
Aricidea lopezi Northeast Pacific, Wester
Aricidea mariannae Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea mediterranea Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea minuta Northeast Atlantic, Easte
Aricidea monicae Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea neosuecica Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Aricidea nolani Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
Aricidea pacifica Eastern Pacific
Aricidea philbinae Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea pigmentata Southeast Pacific
Aricidea pseudannae Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea pseudoarticulata Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea quadrilobata Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Aricidea sanmartin Eastern Pacific
Aricidea simonae Mediterranean
Aricidea simplex Northwest Pacific and the
Aricidea suecica Arctic, Eastern Pacific,
Aricidea taylori Western Central Atlantic
Aricidea thammapinanae Western Central Pacific
Aricidea trilobata Mediterranean Sea.
Aricidea uschakowi Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Aricidea wassi Western Central Atlantic,
Cirrophorus aciculatus Western Central Atlantic
Cirrophorus americanus Western Central Atlantic
Cirrophorus branchiatus Indo-Pacific, Western Cen
Cirrophorus eliasoni Northeast Atlantic
Cirrophorus forticirratus Western Central Atlantic
Cirrophorus furcatus Western Central Atlantic,
Cirrophorus lyra Western Central Atlantic
Cirrophorus miyakoensis Northwest Pacific
Cirrophorus perdidoensis Western Central Atlantic
Cirrophorus perkinsi Western Central Atlantic
Levinsenia gracilis Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A
Levinsenia oculata Eastern Pacific and the M
Levinsenia reducta Western Central Atlantic
Paradoneis abranchiata Western Central Atlantic
Paradoneis armata Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Paradoneis drachi Mediterranean Sea.
Paradoneis harpagonea Western Indian Ocean and
Paradoneis hirsuta Mediterranean Sea.
Paradoneis ilvana Mediterranean Sea.
Paradoneis lyra Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O
Paraonella platybranchia Northeast Pacific
Paraonides lyra Pacific Ocean.
Paraonides myriamae Mediterranean Sea.
Paraonides neapolitana Mediterranean Sea.
Paraonides nordica Arctic and Northeast Atla
Paraonis fulgens Eastern Central Pacific,
Paraonis lyra Northeast Atlantic
Paraonis pycnobranchiata Eastern Pacific
Paraonis pygoenigmatica Western Central Atlantic



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