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Family: Dexaminidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Dexamine spiniventris []	No picture found Dexamine spinosa []	No picture found Dexamine thea []
No picture found Dexaminoculus grobbeni []	No picture found Guernea coalita []	No picture found Guernea ipilya []
No picture found Guernea longidactyla []	No picture found Guernea mackiei []	No picture found Guernea nordenskioldi []
No picture found Guernea reduncans []	No picture found Guernea sombati []	No picture found Guernea yamminye []
Nototropis dentatus []	No picture found Nototropis minikoi []	No picture found Nototropis smitti []
No picture found Nototropis swammerdamei []	No picture found Nototropis urocarinatus []	No picture found Paradexamine aequiserrata []
No picture found Paradexamine excavata []	No picture found Paradexamine exilis []	No picture found Paradexamine fissicauda []
No picture found Paradexamine levitelson []	No picture found Paradexamine massa []	No picture found Paradexamine micronesica []
No picture found Paradexamine pacifica []	No picture found Paradexamine quadratus []	No picture found Paradexamine rewa []
No picture found Paradexamine saxeta []	No picture found Paradexamine setigera []	No picture found Polycheria acanthopoda []
No picture found Polycheria antarctica []	No picture found Polycheria cristata []	No picture found Polycheria dentata []
No picture found Polycheria goanna []	No picture found Polycheria gracilipes []	No picture found Polycheria intermedia []
No picture found Polycheria kergueleni []	No picture found Polycheria osborni []	No picture found Sebadexius neocaledoniensis []

39 Species of Family Dexaminidae
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Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Dexamine spiniventris	Mediterranean Sea
Dexamine spinosa	Eastern Atlantic and the	1.03 BL
Dexamine thea	Northeast Atlantic
Dexaminoculus grobbeni	Western Central Pacific
Guernea coalita	Northeast Atlantic and th
Guernea ipilya	Western Central Pacific
Guernea longidactyla	Northwest Pacific
Guernea mackiei	Northwest Pacific
Guernea nordenskioldi	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Guernea reduncans	Northeast Pacific
Guernea sombati	Northwest Pacific
Guernea yamminye	Western Central Pacific
Nototropis dentatus	Southeast Pacific
Nototropis minikoi	Western Central Atlantic
Nototropis smitti	Arctic
Nototropis swammerdamei	Northeast Atlantic
Nototropis urocarinatus	Western Atlantic
Paradexamine aequiserrata	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine excavata	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine exilis	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine fissicauda	Antarctic Atlantic
Paradexamine levitelson	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine massa	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine micronesica	Indo-West Pacific
Paradexamine pacifica	Southwest Pacific and Ant
Paradexamine quadratus	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine rewa	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine saxeta	Western Central Pacific
Paradexamine setigera	Northwest Pacific
Polycheria acanthopoda	Antarctic Atlantic
Polycheria antarctica	Southern Ocean.
Polycheria cristata	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Polycheria dentata	Southern Ocean
Polycheria goanna	Western Central Pacific
Polycheria gracilipes	Southern Ocean
Polycheria intermedia	Southern Ocean
Polycheria kergueleni	Southern Ocean
Polycheria osborni	Eastern Pacific
Sebadexius neocaledoniensis	Western Central Pacific

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