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Family: Halacaridae (See list of species below)

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53 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acarochelopodia lapidaria
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Acarothrix palustris
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Actacarus sinensis
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Agaue agauoides
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Agaue drygalskii
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Agaue parva
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Agaue tenuirostris
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Agauopsis antarctica
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Agauopsis humilis
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Agauopsis sordida
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Arhodeoporus bonairensis
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Arhodeoporus minusculus
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Atelopsalis pacifica
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Bathyhalacarus dictyotus
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Bathyhalacarus sordidus
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Bathyhalacarus speciosus
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Copidognathus cephalocanthus
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Copidognathus cerberoideus
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Copidognathus consobrinus
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Copidognathus daguilarensis
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Copidognathus gracilunguis
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Copidognathus inconspicuus
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Copidognathus inusitatus
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Copidognathus longiunguis
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Copidognathus neptuneus
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Copidognathus occultans
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Copidognathus oculatus
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Copidognathus paluster
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Copidognathus papillatus
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Copidognathus polyporus
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Copidognathus strictulus
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Copidognathus strigellus
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Copidognathus vicinus
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Halacarellus auzendei
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Halacarus minor
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Halacarus propinquus
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Isobactrus luxtoni
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Isobactrus obesus
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Rhombognathus arenarius
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Rhombognathus dictyotus
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Rhombognathus gressitti
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Rhombognathus hirtellus
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Rhombognathus longisetus
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Rhombognathus neptunellus
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Rhombognathus setellus
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Rhombognathus sinensis
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Rhombognathus sinensoideus
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Rhombognathus verrucosus
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Scaptognathides hawaiiensis
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Scaptognathides ornatus
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Scaptognathus triunguis
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Simognathus foveolatus
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Tropihalacarus longirostris
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53 Species of Family Halacaridae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acarochelopodia lapidaria Northwest Pacific
Acarothrix palustris Northwest Pacific
Actacarus sinensis Northwest Pacific
Agaue agauoides Antarctic Indian Ocean
Agaue drygalskii Antarctic Indian Ocean
Agaue parva Antarctic
Agaue tenuirostris Atlantic Antarctic
Agauopsis antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean
Agauopsis humilis Northwest Pacific
Agauopsis sordida Northwest Pacific
Arhodeoporus bonairensis Eastern Central Pacific
Arhodeoporus minusculus Northwest Pacific
Atelopsalis pacifica Eastern Central Pacific
Bathyhalacarus dictyotus Western Central Pacific.
Bathyhalacarus sordidus Western Central Pacific.
Bathyhalacarus speciosus Western Central Pacific.
Copidognathus cephalocanthus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus cerberoideus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus consobrinus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus daguilarensis Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus gracilunguis Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus inconspicuus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus inusitatus Western Central Pacific.
Copidognathus longiunguis Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus neptuneus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus occultans Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus oculatus Antarctic Indian Ocean
Copidognathus paluster Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus papillatus Western Central Pacific.
Copidognathus polyporus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus strictulus Northwest Pacific
Copidognathus strigellus Western Pacific
Copidognathus vicinus Northwest Pacific
Halacarellus auzendei Atlantic Ocean.
Halacarus minor Antarctic Indian Ocean
Halacarus propinquus Antarctic Indian Ocean
Isobactrus luxtoni Northwest Pacific
Isobactrus obesus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus arenarius Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus dictyotus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus gressitti Antarctic Atlantic
Rhombognathus hirtellus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus longisetus Western Central Pacific.
Rhombognathus neptunellus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus setellus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus sinensis Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus sinensoideus Northwest Pacific
Rhombognathus verrucosus Northwest Pacific
Scaptognathides hawaiiensis Northwest Pacific
Scaptognathides ornatus Eastern Central Pacific
Scaptognathus triunguis Northwest Pacific
Simognathus foveolatus Northwest Pacific
Tropihalacarus longirostris Western Central Pacific.



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