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Family: Raspailiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acanthostylotella cornuta []	No picture found Aulospongus novaecaledoniensis []	No picture found Aulospongus tubulatus []
No picture found Aulospongus villosus []	No picture found Axechina lissa []	No picture found Axechina raspailioides []
No picture found Ceratopsion axiferum []	No picture found Ceratopsion clavatum []	No picture found Ceratopsion erectum []
No picture found Ceratopsion expansum []	No picture found Ceratopsion palmatum []	No picture found Cyamon argon [Orange sponge]
No picture found Cyamon aruense []	No picture found Cyamon vickersii []	No picture found Echinodictyum asperum []
No picture found Echinodictyum axinelloides []	No picture found Echinodictyum cancellatum []	No picture found Echinodictyum carlinoides []
No picture found Echinodictyum cavernosum []	No picture found Echinodictyum clathratum []	No picture found Echinodictyum clathrioides []
No picture found Echinodictyum conulosum []	No picture found Echinodictyum flabelliforme []	No picture found Echinodictyum lacunosum []
No picture found Echinodictyum luteum []	No picture found Echinodictyum mesenterinum []	No picture found Echinodictyum rugosum []
No picture found Ectyoplasia ferox [Brown encrusting octopus sponge]	No picture found Ectyoplasia tabula []	No picture found Endectyon fruticosum []
No picture found Endectyon tenax []	No picture found Eurypon clavatella []	No picture found Eurypon clavatum []
No picture found Eurypon coronula []	No picture found Eurypon lacazei []	No picture found Eurypon lamellatum []
No picture found Eurypon nigrum []	No picture found Eurypon toureti []	No picture found Eurypon viride []
No picture found Janulum spinispiculum []	No picture found Lithoplocamia dolichosclera []	No picture found Plocamione clopetaria []
No picture found Plocamione pachysclera []	No picture found Raspailia australiensis []	No picture found Raspailia clathrata []
No picture found Raspailia clathrioides []	No picture found Raspailia humilis []	No picture found Raspailia irregularis []
No picture found Raspailia mariana []	No picture found Raspailia nuda []	No picture found Raspailia phakellina []
No picture found Raspailia phakellopsis []	No picture found Raspailia pumila []	No picture found Raspailia ramosa []
No picture found Raspailia rubrum []	No picture found Raspailia topsenti []	No picture found Raspailia vestigifera []
No picture found Raspailia viminalis []	No picture found Raspailia virgultosa []	No picture found Raspailia wilkinsoni []
No picture found Thrinacophora cervicornis []	No picture found Thrinacophora funiformis []	No picture found Thrinacophora incrustans []
No picture found Trikentrion flabelliforme []

64 Species of Family Raspailiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthostylotella cornuta		Western Central Pacific
Aulospongus novaecaledoniensis		Western Central Pacific.
Aulospongus tubulatus		Indian Ocean.
Aulospongus villosus		Western Central Pacific
Axechina lissa		Eastern Central Pacific
Axechina raspailioides		Western Central Pacific
Ceratopsion axiferum		Western Central Pacific
Ceratopsion clavatum		Western Pacific
Ceratopsion erectum		Western Central Pacific
Ceratopsion expansum		Western Pacific
Ceratopsion palmatum		Western Central Pacific
Cyamon argon	Orange sponge	Eastern Central Pacific	10 H
Cyamon aruense		Western Central Pacific
Cyamon vickersii		Western Central Atlantic.
Echinodictyum asperum		Indo-Pacific.
Echinodictyum axinelloides		Northwest Pacific
Echinodictyum cancellatum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum carlinoides		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum cavernosum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum clathratum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum clathrioides		Eastern Indian Ocean
Echinodictyum conulosum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum flabelliforme		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum lacunosum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum luteum		Western Central Pacific.
Echinodictyum mesenterinum		Western Central Pacific
Echinodictyum rugosum		Western Central Pacific
Ectyoplasia ferox	Brown encrusting octopus sponge	Western Atlantic.
Ectyoplasia tabula		Indo-West Pacific
Endectyon fruticosum		Indo-West Pacific.
Endectyon tenax		Western Central Atlantic
Eurypon clavatella		Western Central Atlantic
Eurypon clavatum		Atlantic Ocean and Wester
Eurypon coronula		Western Central Atlantic
Eurypon lacazei		Northeast Atlantic
Eurypon lamellatum		Western Central Pacific.
Eurypon nigrum		Eastern Central Pacific
Eurypon toureti		Western Central Atlantic
Eurypon viride		Western Central Atlantic
Janulum spinispiculum		Northern Atlantic and the
Lithoplocamia dolichosclera		Western Central Pacific.
Plocamione clopetaria		Western Central Atlantic
Plocamione pachysclera		Western Central Pacific.
Raspailia australiensis		Western Central Pacific
Raspailia clathrata		Western Central Pacific
Raspailia clathrioides		Western Central Pacific.
Raspailia humilis		Northeast Atlantic
Raspailia irregularis		Antarctic
Raspailia mariana		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Raspailia nuda		Western Central Pacific
Raspailia phakellina		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Raspailia phakellopsis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Raspailia pumila		Northeast Atlantic
Raspailia ramosa		Northeast Atlantic
Raspailia rubrum		Southwest Pacific
Raspailia topsenti		Southwest Pacific
Raspailia vestigifera		Indo-West Pacific
Raspailia viminalis		Indo-West Pacific.
Raspailia virgultosa		Northeast Atlantic
Raspailia wilkinsoni		Western Central Pacific
Thrinacophora cervicornis		Western Central Pacific
Thrinacophora funiformis		Western Central Atlantic
Thrinacophora incrustans		Western Central Pacific
Trikentrion flabelliforme		Indo-West Pacific

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