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Family: Corophiidae (See list of species below)

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51 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Americorophium ellisi
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Americorophium rioplatense
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Americorophium salmonis
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Apocorophium acutum
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Apocorophium lacustre
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Apocorophium louisianum
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Apocorophium simile
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Chelicorophium curvispinum
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Corophium acherusicum
[Slender tube amphipod]
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Corophium arenarium
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Corophium baconi
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Corophium clarencense
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Corophium crassicorne
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Corophium hongkongensis
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Corophium insidiosum
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Corophium intermedium
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Corophium kitamorii
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Corophium lacustre
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Corophium lamellatum
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Corophium minyutum
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Corophium miospinulosum
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Corophium multisetosum
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Corophium orientale
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Corophium rotundirostre
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Corophium salmonis
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Corophium shoemakeri
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Corophium tridentium
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Corophium uenoi
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Corophium volutator
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Crassicorophium bonellii
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Crassicorophium crassicorne
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Haplocheira balssi
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Haplocheira barbimana
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Haplocheira plumosa
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Hirayamaia mortoni
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Kuphocheira setimana
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Laticorophium baconi
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Monocorophium acherusicum
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Monocorophium carlottensis
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Monocorophium insidiosum
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Monocorophium sextonae
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Monocorophium tuberculatum
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Paracorophium hartmannorum
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Paracorophium nana
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Pumiliophotis queenslandicus
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Sinocorophium dongtanense
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Sinocorophium heteroceratum
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Sinocorophium homoceratum
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Sinocorophium monospinum
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Sinocorophium sinensis
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Sinocorophium triangulapedarum
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51 Species of Family Corophiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Americorophium ellisi Western Central Atlantic.
Americorophium rioplatense Western Central Atlantic
Americorophium salmonis Northeast Pacific
Apocorophium acutum Western Atlantic and the
Apocorophium lacustre Atlantic Ocean
Apocorophium louisianum Western Atlantic
Apocorophium simile Western Central Atlantic
Chelicorophium curvispinum Black Sea. Introduced in
Corophium acherusicum Slender tube amphipod Pacific Ocean, Northeast
Corophium arenarium Northeast Atlantic and th
Corophium baconi Pacific Ocean
Corophium clarencense Arctic and Northwest Atla
Corophium crassicorne Northwest Pacific, Arctic
Corophium hongkongensis Northwest Pacific
Corophium insidiosum Northeast Atlantic 0.6 BL
Corophium intermedium Northwest Pacific
Corophium kitamorii Northwest Pacific
Corophium lacustre Atlantic Ocean
Corophium lamellatum Northwest Pacific
Corophium minyutum Northwest Pacific
Corophium miospinulosum Northwest Pacific
Corophium multisetosum Northeast Atlantic
Corophium orientale Northeast Atlantic
Corophium rotundirostre Mediterranean
Corophium salmonis Northeast Pacific
Corophium shoemakeri Western Central Pacific
Corophium tridentium Northwest Pacific
Corophium uenoi Northwest Pacific
Corophium volutator Northwest Pacific, Northe
Crassicorophium bonellii Northeast Atlantic
Crassicorophium crassicorne Northwest Pacific, Arctic
Haplocheira balssi Southeast Pacific
Haplocheira barbimana Southern Ocean (Sub-Antar
Haplocheira plumosa Southern Ocean
Hirayamaia mortoni Northwest Pacific
Kuphocheira setimana Antarctic Atlantic
Laticorophium baconi Western Central Atlantic
Monocorophium acherusicum Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Monocorophium carlottensis Northeast Pacific
Monocorophium insidiosum Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Monocorophium sextonae Southwest Pacific. Intro
Monocorophium tuberculatum Western Central Atlantic.
Paracorophium hartmannorum Southeast Pacific
Paracorophium nana Western Central Pacific
Pumiliophotis queenslandicus Western Central Pacific
Sinocorophium dongtanense Northwest Pacific
Sinocorophium heteroceratum Northwest Pacific
Sinocorophium homoceratum Northwest Pacific
Sinocorophium monospinum Northwest Pacific
Sinocorophium sinensis Northwest Pacific
Sinocorophium triangulapedarum Northwest Pacific



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