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Family: Leucettidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Leucetta carteri []	No picture found Leucetta chagosensis [Lemon sponge]	No picture found Leucetta delicata []
No picture found Leucetta floridana []	No picture found Leucetta gaussii []	No picture found Leucetta homoraphis []
No picture found Leucetta imberbis []	No picture found Leucetta insignis []	No picture found Leucetta leptoraphis []
No picture found Leucetta losangelensis []	No picture found Leucetta microraphis []	No picture found Leucetta poculiformis []
No picture found Leucetta primigenia []	No picture found Leucetta prolifera []	No picture found Leucetta pyriformis []
No picture found Leucetta sulcata []	No picture found Pericharax canaliculata []	No picture found Pericharax heteroraphis []
No picture found Pericharax polejaevi []

19 Species of Family Leucettidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Leucetta carteri		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucetta chagosensis	Lemon sponge	Indo-Pacific.
Leucetta delicata		Antarctic Atlantic
Leucetta floridana		Western Central Atlantic
Leucetta gaussii		Antarctic Atlantic
Leucetta homoraphis		Southeast Atlantic
Leucetta imberbis		Western Central Atlantic
Leucetta insignis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucetta leptoraphis		Antarctic.
Leucetta losangelensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Leucetta microraphis		Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Leucetta poculiformis		Northern Pacific
Leucetta primigenia		Worldwide.
Leucetta prolifera		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leucetta pyriformis		Indo-West Pacific
Leucetta sulcata		Western Indian Ocean
Pericharax canaliculata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pericharax heteroraphis		Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Pericharax polejaevi		Arctic Sea.

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