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Family: Isodiametridae (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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Alluna sublitoralis
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Ancylocirrus ornatus
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Aphanostoma album
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Aphanostoma armatum
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Aphanostoma bruscai
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Aphanostoma elegans
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Aphanostoma rhomboides
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Aphanostoma sanguineum
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Aphanostoma virescens
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Archaphanostoma agile
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Archaphanostoma histobursalis
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Archaphanostoma macrospiriferum
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Avagina glandulifera
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Avagina incola
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Avagina marci
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Avagina sublitoralis
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Bursosaphia baltalimaniaformis
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Diatomovora amoena
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Faerlea echinocardii
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Faerlea fragilis
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Faerlea glomerata
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Isodiametra bajaensis
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Isodiametra colorata
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Isodiametra divae
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Isodiametra earnhardti
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Isodiametra hortulus
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Isodiametra karpredi
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Isodiametra marginalis
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Isodiametra norvegica
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Isodiametra pulchra
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Isodiametra variomorpha
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Isodiametra vexillaria
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Isodiametra westbladi
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Postaphanostoma atriomagnum
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Postaphanostoma filum
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Postaphanostoma glandulosum
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Praeaphanostoma brevifrons
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Praeaphanostoma chaetocaudatum
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Praeaphanostoma gusana
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Praeaphanostoma longum
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Praeaphanostoma rubrum
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Praeaphanostoma wadsworthi
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Praeconvoluta castinea
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Praeconvoluta karinae
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Praeconvoluta minor
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Praeconvoluta stephania
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Praeconvoluta tigrina
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Praeconvoluta tornuva
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Proaphanostoma tenuissima
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Proconvoluta primitiva
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Pseudaphanostoma brevicaudatum
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Pseudaphanostoma divae
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Pseudaphanostoma pelophilum
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Pseudaphanostoma psammophilum
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Pseudaphanostoma smithrii
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Pseudaphanostoma variabilis
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Pseudoposthia macrogonopora
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Raphidophallus actuosus
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58 Species of Family Isodiametridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Alluna sublitoralis Northeast Atlantic.
Ancylocirrus ornatus Northeast Pacific
Aphanostoma album Northeast Atlantic
Aphanostoma armatum Northwest Atlantic
Aphanostoma bruscai Northwest Atlantic 0.08 TL
Aphanostoma elegans Northeast Atlantic
Aphanostoma rhomboides Northeast Atlantic
Aphanostoma sanguineum Northeast Atlantic
Aphanostoma virescens Arctic and Northern Atlan
Archaphanostoma agile Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Archaphanostoma histobursalis Northeast Atlantic
Archaphanostoma macrospiriferum Northeast Atlantic
Avagina glandulifera Northeast Atlantic
Avagina incola Northeast Atlantic
Avagina marci Southwest Atlantic
Avagina sublitoralis Northeast Atlantic
Bursosaphia baltalimaniaformis Northeast Atlantic
Diatomovora amoena Northeast Pacific
Faerlea echinocardii Northeast Atlantic
Faerlea fragilis Northeast Atlantic
Faerlea glomerata Northeast Atlantic
Isodiametra bajaensis Eastern Central Pacific 0.033 TL
Isodiametra colorata Southeast Pacific
Isodiametra divae Southwest Atlantic 0.05 BASL
Isodiametra earnhardti Western Central Atlantic 0.065 TL
Isodiametra hortulus Northwest Atlantic 0.15 TL
Isodiametra karpredi Northwest Atlantic 0.05 TL
Isodiametra marginalis Northwest Pacific
Isodiametra norvegica North Atlantic.
Isodiametra pulchra Northwest Atlantic 0.0504 TL
Isodiametra variomorpha Northeast Atlantic
Isodiametra vexillaria Southwest Atlantic 0.03 BASL
Isodiametra westbladi Southwest Atlantic
Postaphanostoma atriomagnum Northeast Atlantic
Postaphanostoma filum Northeast Atlantic
Postaphanostoma glandulosum Northeast Atlantic
Praeaphanostoma brevifrons Northeast Atlantic
Praeaphanostoma chaetocaudatum Northeast Atlantic
Praeaphanostoma gusana Eastern Central Pacific 0.04 TL
Praeaphanostoma longum Northeast Atlantic
Praeaphanostoma rubrum Northeast Atlantic
Praeaphanostoma wadsworthi Northwest Atlantic 0.05 TL
Praeconvoluta castinea Northwest Atlantic 0.045 TL
Praeconvoluta karinae Northeast Atlantic
Praeconvoluta minor Northeast Atlantic
Praeconvoluta stephania Northeast Atlantic.
Praeconvoluta tigrina Northwest Atlantic 0.12 TL
Praeconvoluta tornuva Northwest Atlantic
Proaphanostoma tenuissima Northeast Atlantic
Proconvoluta primitiva Northeast Atlantic
Pseudaphanostoma brevicaudatum Northeast Atlantic
Pseudaphanostoma divae Southwest Atlantic
Pseudaphanostoma pelophilum Northeast Atlantic
Pseudaphanostoma psammophilum Northeast Atlantic
Pseudaphanostoma smithrii Western Central Atlantic 0.04 TL
Pseudaphanostoma variabilis Northeast Atlantic
Pseudoposthia macrogonopora Northeast Atlantic
Raphidophallus actuosus Eastern Pacific



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