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Family: Convolutidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Achoerus pachycaudatus []	No picture found Aechmalotus pyrula []	No picture found Amphiscolops cinereus []
No picture found Amphiscolops langerhansi []	No picture found Amphiscolops mosaicus []	No picture found Amphiscolops trifurcatus []
No picture found Anaperus rubellus []	No picture found Anaperus singularis []	No picture found Anaperus tvaerminnensis []
No picture found Conaperta flavibacillum []	No picture found Conaperta norwegica []	No picture found Convoluta borealis []
No picture found Convoluta boyeri [Black acoel]	No picture found Convoluta chiridotae []	No picture found Convoluta convoluta []
No picture found Convoluta helgolandica []	No picture found Convoluta henseni []	No picture found Convoluta japonica []
No picture found Convoluta philippinensis []	No picture found Convoluta semperi []	No picture found Heterochaerus australis []
No picture found Neochilda fusca []	No picture found Philachoerus johanni []	No picture found Polychoerus carmelensis []
No picture found Polychoerus caudatus []	No picture found Stomatricha hochbergi []	No picture found Thalassoanaperus biaculeatus []
No picture found Thalassoanaperus gardineri []	No picture found Waminoa brickneri []	No picture found Waminoa litus []
No picture found Wulguru cuspidata []

31 Species of Family Convolutidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Achoerus pachycaudatus		Northeast Atlantic
Aechmalotus pyrula		Northeast Atlantic.
Amphiscolops cinereus		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiscolops langerhansi		Western Central Atlantic
Amphiscolops mosaicus		Mediterranean Sea
Amphiscolops trifurcatus		Western Indian Ocean (Ref
Anaperus rubellus		Northeast Atlantic
Anaperus singularis		Western Central Atlantic	0.11 TL
Anaperus tvaerminnensis		Northeast Atlantic
Conaperta flavibacillum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Conaperta norwegica		Northwest Atlantic
Convoluta borealis		Northeast Atlantic.
Convoluta boyeri	Black acoel	Western Central Pacific	0.096 TL
Convoluta chiridotae		Northeast Atlantic and th
Convoluta convoluta		Northern Atlantic and the	0.4 TL
Convoluta helgolandica		Northeast Atlantic
Convoluta henseni		Southwest Atlantic
Convoluta japonica		Northwest Pacific
Convoluta philippinensis		Western Central Pacific	0.05 TL
Convoluta semperi		Western Central Pacific
Heterochaerus australis		Australia.
Neochilda fusca		Western Atlantic
Philachoerus johanni		Northeast Atlantic
Polychoerus carmelensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Polychoerus caudatus		Western Atlantic	0.4 TL
Stomatricha hochbergi		Western Central Pacific	0.095 TL
Thalassoanaperus biaculeatus		Northeast Atlantic
Thalassoanaperus gardineri		Canada and Northwest Atla
Waminoa brickneri		Western Indian Ocean	0.4 DL
Waminoa litus		Australia.
Wulguru cuspidata		Western Central Pacific	0.12 TL

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