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Family: Niphatidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphimedon anastomosa []	No picture found Amphimedon brevispiculifera []	No picture found Amphimedon complanata []
No picture found Amphimedon compressa [Erect rope sponge]	No picture found Amphimedon erina []	No picture found Amphimedon flexa []
No picture found Amphimedon maresi [Orange trumpet sponge]	No picture found Amphimedon viridis [Green sponge]	No picture found Amphimedon zamboangae []
No picture found Cribrochalina chinensis []	No picture found Cribrochalina dura []	No picture found Dasychalina fragilis []
No picture found Dasychalina melior []	No picture found Gelliodes callista []	No picture found Gelliodes carnosa []
No picture found Gelliodes fibroreticulata []	No picture found Gelliodes fibrosa [Gray encrusting sponge]	No picture found Gelliodes fibulata []
No picture found Gelliodes fragilis []	No picture found Gelliodes gracilis []	No picture found Gelliodes hamata []
No picture found Gelliodes macrosigma []	No picture found Gelliodes obtusa []	No picture found Gelliodes persica []
No picture found Gelliodes petrosioides []	No picture found Gelliodes pumila []	No picture found Gelliodes spinosella []
No picture found Haliclonissa sacciformis []	No picture found Hemigellius bidens []	No picture found Hemigellius fimbriatus []
No picture found Hemigellius pachyderma []	Microxina benedeni []	No picture found Microxina charcoti []
No picture found Niphates aga []	No picture found Niphates alba []	No picture found Niphates caycedoi []
No picture found Niphates digitalis [Pink vase sponge]	No picture found Niphates erecta [Lavender rope sponge]	No picture found Niphates hispida []
No picture found Niphates laminaris []	No picture found Niphates olemda [Tube sponge]	No picture found Niphates verityae []
No picture found Pachychalina subcapitata []

43 Species of Family Niphatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphimedon anastomosa		Western Central Pacific
Amphimedon brevispiculifera		Western Central Pacific
Amphimedon complanata		Northwest Pacific and Wes
Amphimedon compressa	Erect rope sponge	Western Central Atlantic.
Amphimedon erina		Western Central Atlantic.	1 OT
Amphimedon flexa		Northwest Pacific
Amphimedon maresi	Orange trumpet sponge	Southeast Pacific
Amphimedon viridis	Green sponge	Indo-Pacific and Western	3 BRW
Amphimedon zamboangae		Western Central Pacific
Cribrochalina chinensis		Northwest Pacific
Cribrochalina dura		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Dasychalina fragilis		Western Central Pacific
Dasychalina melior		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes callista		Western Pacific
Gelliodes carnosa		Indo-West Pacific
Gelliodes fibroreticulata		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes fibrosa	Gray encrusting sponge	Central Pacific
Gelliodes fibulata		Indo-West Pacific.
Gelliodes fragilis		Western Central Pacific.
Gelliodes gracilis		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes hamata		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes macrosigma		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes obtusa		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes persica		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes petrosioides		Western Central Pacific
Gelliodes pumila		Western Pacific
Gelliodes spinosella		Western Pacific
Haliclonissa sacciformis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hemigellius bidens		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Hemigellius fimbriatus		Southern Oceans
Hemigellius pachyderma		Antarctic
Microxina benedeni		Antarctic Atlantic
Microxina charcoti		Antarctic Atlantic
Niphates aga		Western Central Pacific.
Niphates alba		Western Central Atlantic
Niphates caycedoi		Western Central Atlantic.	6 OT
Niphates digitalis	Pink vase sponge	Western Central Atlantic.
Niphates erecta	Lavender rope sponge	Western Atlantic and West	2 BRW
Niphates hispida		Western Central Pacific.
Niphates laminaris		Western Central Pacific
Niphates olemda	Tube sponge	Western Central Pacific
Niphates verityae		Southeast Atlantic
Pachychalina subcapitata		Western Central Pacific

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