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Family: Ischyroceridae (See list of species below)

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69 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ambicholestes magellani
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Bonnierella compar
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Bonnierella linearis
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Cerapus benthophilus
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Cerapus bundegi
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Cerapus cudjoe
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Cerapus nudus
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Cerapus ryanadamsi
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Cerapus slayeri
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Cerapus tubularis
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Cerapus volucola
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Coxischyrocerus inexpectatus
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Coxischyrocerus rhombocoxus
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Ericthonius difformis
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Ericthonius fasciatus
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Ericthonius latimanus
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Ericthonius megalops
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Ericthonius parabrasiliensis
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Ericthonius pugnax
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Ericthonius punctatus
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Ericthonius rubricornis
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Ericthonius tolli
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Ericthonius tropicalis
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Ischyrocerus anguipes
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Ischyrocerus brusilovi
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Ischyrocerus camptonyx
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Ischyrocerus commensalis
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Ischyrocerus latipes
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Ischyrocerus longimanus
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Ischyrocerus megacheir
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Ischyrocerus megalops
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Ischyrocerus nanoides
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Jassa alonsoae
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Jassa falcata
[Mottled tube maker]
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Jassa fenwicki
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Jassa goniamera
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Jassa herdmani
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Jassa ingens
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Jassa marmorata
[Tube amphipod]
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Jassa pusilla
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Jassa shawi
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Jassa slatteryi
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Jassa staudei
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Jassa thurstoni
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Kapalana amelga
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Kapalana durraween
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Kapalana kimbla
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Kapalana maia
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Kapalana michaelmas
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Kapalana stebbingi
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Kapalana wadei
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Microjassa floridensis
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Microjassa litotes
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Microjassa tetradonta
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Notopoma moorea
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Notopoma sismithi
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Parajassa pelagica
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Pleojassa multidentata
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Pseudericthonius gaussi
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Pseudericthonius hesperidesi
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Pseudischyrocerus distichon
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Ruffojassa georgiana
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Siphonoecetes exolitus
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Siphonoecetes kroyeranus
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Siphonoecetes sabatieri
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Siphonoecetes striatus
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Siphonoecetes typicus
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Tropischyrocerus pugilis
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Ventojassa palauensis
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69 Species of Family Ischyroceridae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ambicholestes magellani Western Central Pacific
Bonnierella compar Northeast Atlantic.
Bonnierella linearis Northeast Pacific.
Cerapus benthophilus Western Atlantic
Cerapus bundegi Western Central Pacific
Cerapus cudjoe Western Atlantic
Cerapus nudus Western Central Pacific
Cerapus ryanadamsi Western Central Atlantic
Cerapus slayeri Northwest Atlantic
Cerapus tubularis Western Central Atlantic
Cerapus volucola Western Central Pacific
Coxischyrocerus inexpectatus Mediterranean Sea
Coxischyrocerus rhombocoxus Western Central Pacific
Ericthonius difformis Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M
Ericthonius fasciatus Northeast Atlantic
Ericthonius latimanus Indo-Pacific, Northeast A
Ericthonius megalops Arctic and Northwest Atla
Ericthonius parabrasiliensis Western Central Pacific
Ericthonius pugnax Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Ericthonius punctatus Circumglobal. from China
Ericthonius rubricornis Northeast Pacific
Ericthonius tolli Arctic and Northwest Atla
Ericthonius tropicalis Western Central Pacific
Ischyrocerus anguipes Arctic, Pacific Ocean and 0.83 BL
Ischyrocerus brusilovi Arctic
Ischyrocerus camptonyx Antarctic Atlantic
Ischyrocerus commensalis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Ischyrocerus latipes Arctic and Northwest Atla
Ischyrocerus longimanus Southeast Pacific, Southe
Ischyrocerus megacheir Arctic and Northern Atlan
Ischyrocerus megalops Arctic and Northern Atlan
Ischyrocerus nanoides Arctic and Northwest Atla
Jassa alonsoae Southern Ocean
Jassa falcata Mottled tube maker Cosmopolitan.
Jassa fenwicki Antarctic Atlantic
Jassa goniamera Antarctic Atlantic
Jassa herdmani Northeast Atlantic and th
Jassa ingens Antarctic Atlantic.
Jassa marmorata Tube amphipod Northwest Pacific, Atlant
Jassa pusilla Northeast Atlantic
Jassa shawi Northeast Pacific
Jassa slatteryi Mediterranean Sea
Jassa staudei Northeast Pacific
Jassa thurstoni Southeast Pacific, Southw
Kapalana amelga Southwest Pacific
Kapalana durraween Southwest Pacific
Kapalana kimbla Eastern Indian Ocean
Kapalana maia Eastern Indian Ocean
Kapalana michaelmas Eastern Indian Ocean
Kapalana stebbingi Eastern Indian Ocean
Kapalana wadei Southwest Pacific
Microjassa floridensis Western Central Atlantic.
Microjassa litotes Northeast Pacific
Microjassa tetradonta Western Atlantic
Notopoma moorea Southwest Pacific
Notopoma sismithi Southern Oceans
Parajassa pelagica Northeast Atlantic
Pleojassa multidentata Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudericthonius gaussi Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudericthonius hesperidesi Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudischyrocerus distichon Southern Oceans
Ruffojassa georgiana Antarctic Atlantic
Siphonoecetes exolitus Northwest Pacific
Siphonoecetes kroyeranus Northeast Atlantic
Siphonoecetes sabatieri Mediterranean.
Siphonoecetes striatus Northeast Atlantic
Siphonoecetes typicus Arctic and Northwest Atla
Tropischyrocerus pugilis Western Central Pacific
Ventojassa palauensis Western Central Pacific



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