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Family: Isaeidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Ampelisciphotis podophthalma []	No picture found Audulla chelifera []	No picture found Cheirimedeia zotea []
No picture found Cheiriphotis megacheles []	No picture found Chevalia aviculae []	No picture found Chevalia carpenteri []
No picture found Chevalia mexicana []	No picture found Chevalia tenuis []	No picture found Dodophotis digitata []
No picture found Eurystheus melanops []	No picture found Isaea elmhirsti []	No picture found Microprotopus longimanus []
No picture found Microprotopus maculatus []	No picture found Microprotopus raneyi []	No picture found Microprotopus shoemakeri []
No picture found Paraphotis sinensis []	No picture found Protomedeia articulata []	No picture found Protomedeia fasciata []
No picture found Protomedeia grandimana []	No picture found Protomedeia prudens []

20 Species of Family Isaeidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ampelisciphotis podophthalma		Western Atlantic
Audulla chelifera		Western Atlantic
Cheirimedeia zotea		Northeast Pacific
Cheiriphotis megacheles		Indo-Pacific.
Chevalia aviculae		Western Atlantic
Chevalia carpenteri		Western Atlantic
Chevalia mexicana		Western Atlantic
Chevalia tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Dodophotis digitata		Northwest Pacific
Eurystheus melanops		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Isaea elmhirsti		Northeast Atlantic
Microprotopus longimanus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Microprotopus maculatus		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Microprotopus raneyi		Western Central Atlantic
Microprotopus shoemakeri		Western Atlantic
Paraphotis sinensis		Northwest Pacific
Protomedeia articulata		Canada
Protomedeia fasciata		Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Protomedeia grandimana		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Protomedeia prudens		Canada

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