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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hyperiidae hyperiids (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Hyperia galba []	Hyperia macrocephala []	No picture found Hyperia spinigera []
No picture found Hyperiella antarctica []	Hyperiella dilatata []	No picture found Hyperoche martinezi []
No picture found Hyperoche mediterranea []	No picture found Hyperoche medusarum []	No picture found Laxohyperia vespuliformis []
No picture found Parathemisto gracilipes []	No picture found Parathemisto japonica []	No picture found Themisto abyssorum []
No picture found Themisto australis []	Themisto gaudichaudii []	No picture found Themisto japonica []
No picture found Themisto libellula []	No picture found Themisto pacifica []

17 Species of Family Hyperiidae
(hyperiids)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Hyperia galba	Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Hyperia macrocephala	Antarctic Atlantic
Hyperia spinigera	Arctic
Hyperiella antarctica	Antarctic
Hyperiella dilatata	Antarctic
Hyperoche martinezi	Northwest Pacific
Hyperoche mediterranea	Northwest Pacific
Hyperoche medusarum	Arctic, Northwest Pacific
Laxohyperia vespuliformis	Northwest Pacific
Parathemisto gracilipes	Northwest Pacific
Parathemisto japonica	Northern Pacific
Themisto abyssorum	Northern Atlantic and the	1.8 TL
Themisto australis	Western Central Pacific
Themisto gaudichaudii	Northeast Atlantic and An
Themisto japonica	Northwest Pacific
Themisto libellula	Northeast Atlantic, SubAr
Themisto pacifica	Northeast Pacific and the

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