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Family: Heteropiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Grantessa erecta []	No picture found Grantessa nemurensis []	No picture found Grantessa sibogae []
No picture found Grantessa spissa []	No picture found Grantessa woerheidei []	No picture found Heteropia glomerosa []
No picture found Heteropia medioarticulata []	No picture found Heteropia striata []	No picture found Sycettusa connexiva []
No picture found Sycettusa glomerosa []	No picture found Sycettusa hirsutissima []	No picture found Sycettusa kuekenthali []
No picture found Sycettusa pelagica []	No picture found Sycettusa tenuis []	No picture found Syconessa syconiformis []
No picture found Vosmaeropsis depressa []	No picture found Vosmaeropsis gardineri []	No picture found Vosmaeropsis glebula []
No picture found Vosmaeropsis hozawai []	No picture found Vosmaeropsis japonica []	No picture found Vosmaeropsis levis []
No picture found Vosmaeropsis simplex []	No picture found Vosmaeropsis wilsoni []

23 Species of Family Heteropiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Grantessa erecta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Grantessa nemurensis		Northwest Pacific
Grantessa sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Grantessa spissa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Grantessa woerheidei		Western Indian Ocean
Heteropia glomerosa		Eastern Central Pacific.
Heteropia medioarticulata		Northwest Pacific
Heteropia striata		Western Central Pacific
Sycettusa connexiva		Indo-West Pacific
Sycettusa glomerosa		Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Sycettusa hirsutissima		Western Indian Ocean
Sycettusa kuekenthali		Arctic
Sycettusa pelagica		Southwest Atlantic
Sycettusa tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Syconessa syconiformis		Western Central Pacific
Vosmaeropsis depressa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Vosmaeropsis gardineri		Mediterranean
Vosmaeropsis glebula		Western Indian Ocean
Vosmaeropsis hozawai		Western Central Pacific a
Vosmaeropsis japonica		Northwest Pacific
Vosmaeropsis levis		Eastern Central Pacific a
Vosmaeropsis simplex		Mediterranean
Vosmaeropsis wilsoni		Eastern Indian Ocean

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