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Family: Ampithoidae (See list of species below)

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58 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ampithoe cookana
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Ampithoe ferox
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Ampithoe gammaroides
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Ampithoe katae
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Ampithoe kava
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Ampithoe kergueleni
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Ampithoe lacertosa
[Sea lettuce sea flea]
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Ampithoe laxipodus
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Ampithoe longimana
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Ampithoe marcuzzii
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Ampithoe maxillissius
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Ampithoe pollex
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Ampithoe ramondi
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Ampithoe roly
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Ampithoe rosema
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Ampithoe rubricata
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Ampithoe valida
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Ampithoe waialua
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Ampithoe zachsi
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Cymadusa alyxis
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Cymadusa cavimana
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Cymadusa chuawe
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Cymadusa compta
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Cymadusa filosa
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Cymadusa grossimana
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Cymadusa heronensis
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Cymadusa hoeyae
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Cymadusa imbroglio
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Cymadusa khbarnardi
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Cymadusa mariabyrneae
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Cymadusa mauritiensis
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Cymadusa setosa
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Cymadusa smilodonta
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Cymadusa tattersalli
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Cymadusa thagaay
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Cymadusa tishana
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Cymadusa vadosa
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Cymadusa wistari
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Exampithoe cooki
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Exampithoe gracilipes
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Paragrubia edgari
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Peramphithoe femorata
[Kelp curler]
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Peramphithoe humeralis
[Kelp-dwelling sea flea]
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Peramphithoe lindbergi
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Peramphithoe orientalis
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Peramphithoe plea
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Pleonexes helleri
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Pleonexes meganae
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Pleonexes parakava
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Plumithoe acuticoxa
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Plumithoe lata
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Plumithoe madagascariensis
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Plumithoe quadrimana
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Pseudamphithoides incurvaria
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Pseudoamphithoides bacescui
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Sunamphitoe fantome
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Sunamphitoe pelagica
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Sunamphitoe plumosa
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58 Species of Family Ampithoidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ampithoe cookana Western Pacific
Ampithoe ferox Mediterranean Sea
Ampithoe gammaroides Northeast Atlantic
Ampithoe katae Indo-West Pacific
Ampithoe kava Indo-West Pacific.
Ampithoe kergueleni Antarctic
Ampithoe lacertosa Sea lettuce sea flea Eastern Pacific
Ampithoe laxipodus Western Indian Ocean
Ampithoe longimana Canada and East Pacific.
Ampithoe marcuzzii Western Atlantic
Ampithoe maxillissius Western Central Pacific
Ampithoe pollex Western Atlantic
Ampithoe ramondi Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Ampithoe roly Western Central Pacific
Ampithoe rosema Western Central Pacific
Ampithoe rubricata Eastern Indian Ocean, Eas
Ampithoe valida Western Atlantic
Ampithoe waialua Western Central Pacific
Ampithoe zachsi Northwest Pacific
Cymadusa alyxis Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa cavimana Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa chuawe Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa compta Western Atlantic Ocean
Cymadusa filosa Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Cymadusa grossimana Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa heronensis Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa hoeyae Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa imbroglio Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa khbarnardi Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa mariabyrneae Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa mauritiensis Northwest Pacific
Cymadusa setosa Western Pacific
Cymadusa smilodonta Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa tattersalli Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa thagaay Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa tishana Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa vadosa Western Central Pacific
Cymadusa wistari Western Central Pacific
Exampithoe cooki Western Central Pacific
Exampithoe gracilipes Western Central Pacific
Paragrubia edgari Western Central Pacific
Peramphithoe femorata Kelp curler Southern Ocean.
Peramphithoe humeralis Kelp-dwelling sea flea Eastern Pacific
Peramphithoe lindbergi Northeast Pacific
Peramphithoe orientalis Northwest Pacific
Peramphithoe plea Canada
Pleonexes helleri Northeast Atlantic and th
Pleonexes meganae Western Central Pacific
Pleonexes parakava Western Central Pacific
Plumithoe acuticoxa Western Central Pacific
Plumithoe lata Western Central Pacific
Plumithoe madagascariensis Western Indian Ocean
Plumithoe quadrimana Western Central Pacific
Pseudamphithoides incurvaria Western Central Atlantic
Pseudoamphithoides bacescui Western Atlantic
Sunamphitoe fantome Western Central Pacific
Sunamphitoe pelagica Northeast Atlantic
Sunamphitoe plumosa Northwest Pacific



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