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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Haustoriidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acanthohaustorius intermedius []	No picture found Acanthohaustorius millsi []	No picture found Acanthohaustorius pansus []
No picture found Acanthohaustorius shoemakeri []	No picture found Acanthohaustorius uncinus []	No picture found Haustorius arenarius []
No picture found Haustorius jayneae []	No picture found Lepidactylus triarticulatus []	No picture found Parahaustorius longimerus []
No picture found Parahaustorius obliquus []	No picture found Protohaustorius bousfieldi []	No picture found Protohaustorius wigleyi []
No picture found Pseudohaustorius americanus []

13 Species of Family Haustoriidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthohaustorius intermedius		Western Atlantic
Acanthohaustorius millsi		Western Atlantic
Acanthohaustorius pansus		Western Central Atlantic.
Acanthohaustorius shoemakeri		Western Central Atlantic
Acanthohaustorius uncinus		Western Central Atlantic.
Haustorius arenarius		Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Haustorius jayneae		Western Central Atlantic.
Lepidactylus triarticulatus		Western Central Atlantic
Parahaustorius longimerus		Western Central Atlantic
Parahaustorius obliquus		Western Central Atlantic
Protohaustorius bousfieldi		Western Central Atlantic
Protohaustorius wigleyi		Western Central Atlantic
Pseudohaustorius americanus		Western Central Atlantic

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