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Family: Lysianassidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acidostoma hancocki []	No picture found Acidostoma nodiferum []	No picture found Acidostoma obesum []
No picture found Acontiostoma marionis []	No picture found Adeliella laticornis []	No picture found Amaryllis brevicornis []
No picture found Amaryllis carrascoi []	No picture found Amaryllis croca []	No picture found Amaryllis dianae []
No picture found Amaryllis kamata []	No picture found Amaryllis keablei []	No picture found Amaryllis maculata []
No picture found Amaryllis migo []	No picture found Amaryllis moona []	No picture found Amaryllis olinda []
No picture found Amaryllis philatelica []	No picture found Amaryllis quokka []	No picture found Amaryllis spencerensis []
No picture found Ambasiopsis georgiensis []	No picture found Ambasiopsis tumicornis []	No picture found Apotectonia heterostegos []
No picture found Aruga holmesi []	No picture found Azotostoma fusta []	No picture found Bathyamaryllis ouvea []
No picture found Bathyschraderia magnifica []	No picture found Boeckosimus affinis []	No picture found Boeckosimus brevicaudatus []
No picture found Boeckosimus edwardsi []	No picture found Boeckosimus plautus []	No picture found Bruunosa bruuni []
No picture found Charcotia enoei []	No picture found Cheirimedon crenatipalmatus []	Cheirimedon femoratus []
No picture found Cheirimedon fougneri []	No picture found Cheirimedon similis []	No picture found Concarnes concavus []
No picture found Cyclocaris guilelmi []	No picture found Cyclocaris tahitensis []	No picture found Dissiminassa homosassa []
No picture found Eclecticus eclecticus []	No picture found Eurythenes atacamensis []	Eurythenes gryllus []
No picture found Eurythenes obesus []	No picture found Eurythenes thurstoni []	No picture found Gronella lobata []
No picture found Hippomedon abyssi []	No picture found Hippomedon coecus []	No picture found Hippomedon columbianus []
No picture found Hippomedon denticulatus []	No picture found Hippomedon holbolli []	Hippomedon kergueleni []
No picture found Hippomedon macrocephalus []	No picture found Hippomedon major []	No picture found Hippomedon massiliensis []
No picture found Hippomedon pensacola []	No picture found Hippomedon propinquus []	No picture found Hippomedon vao []
No picture found Hippomedon zetesimus []	No picture found Ichnopus annasona []	No picture found Ichnopus capricornus []
No picture found Ichnopus spinicornis []	No picture found Ichnopus tenuicornis []	No picture found Ichnopus wardi []
No picture found Kakanui integricauda []	No picture found Lepidepecreella emarginata []	No picture found Lepidepecreella ovalis []
No picture found Lepidepecreella sarcelle []	No picture found Lepidepecreella tridactyla []	No picture found Lysianassa ceratina [Compact amphipod]
No picture found Lysianassa cinghalensis []	No picture found Lysianassa coelocheir []	No picture found Lysianassa insperata []
No picture found Lysianassa plumosa []	No picture found Lysianella morbihanensis []	No picture found Lysianopsis alba []
No picture found Lysianopsis ozona []	No picture found Menigrates obtusifrons []	No picture found Orchomene abyssorum []
No picture found Orchomene breviceps []	No picture found Orchomene distinctus []	No picture found Orchomene gerulicorbis []
No picture found Orchomene groenlandica []	No picture found Orchomene humilis []	No picture found Orchomene macroserrata []
No picture found Orchomene pectinata []	No picture found Orchomene pinquis []	No picture found Orchomene plebs []
No picture found Orchomene rossi []	No picture found Orchomene serratus []	Orchomenella acanthurus []
No picture found Orchomenella cavimanus []	No picture found Orchomenella chilensis []	No picture found Orchomenella franklini []
No picture found Orchomenella guillei []	No picture found Orchomenella hureaui []	No picture found Orchomenella minuta []
No picture found Orchomenella obtusa []	No picture found Orchomenella perdido []	Orchomenella pinguides []
No picture found Orchomenella pinguis []	No picture found Orchomenella rotundifrons []	No picture found Orchomenella thomasi []
Orchomenella ultima []	No picture found Orchomenella zschaui []	No picture found Orchomenyx macronyx []
No picture found Orchomenyx schellenbergi []	No picture found Pachychelium antarcticum []	No picture found Paralibrotus setosus []
No picture found Paralicella caperesca []	No picture found Paralicella similis []	No picture found Paralicella tenuipes []
No picture found Paratryphosites abyssi []	No picture found Parawaldeckia kidderi []	No picture found Parawaldeckia lowryi []
No picture found Paronesimus barentsi []	No picture found Prachynella lodo []	No picture found Pseudambasia acuticaudata []
No picture found Pseudonesimoides cornutilabris []	Pseudorchomene coatsi []	No picture found Rimakoroga floridiana []
No picture found Riwo mizeui []	No picture found Shoemakerella barnardi []	No picture found Shoemakerella cubensis []
Socarnes bidenticulatus []	No picture found Socarnes vahlii []	No picture found Socarnoides kergueleni []
No picture found Socarnopsis dissmulantia []	No picture found Stomacontion acutibasalis []	No picture found Stomacontion pepinii []
No picture found Tectovalopsis diabolus []	No picture found Tectovalopsis wegeneri []	No picture found Transtectonia torrentis []
No picture found Trischizostoma crosnieri []	No picture found Trischizostoma richeri []	No picture found Tryphosites chevreuxi []
No picture found Tryphosites longipes []	No picture found Ventiella sulfuris []	No picture found Waldeckia arnaudi []
No picture found Waldeckia chevreuxi []	No picture found Waldeckia nudum []	Waldeckia obesa []
No picture found Wecomedon wecomus []

142 Species of Family Lysianassidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acidostoma hancocki		Northeast Pacific
Acidostoma nodiferum		Northeast Atlantic
Acidostoma obesum		Northeast Atlantic
Acontiostoma marionis		Southern Ocean
Adeliella laticornis		Southern Ocean
Amaryllis brevicornis		Southwest Pacific
Amaryllis carrascoi		Indo-West Pacific
Amaryllis croca		Eastern Indian Ocean
Amaryllis dianae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Amaryllis kamata		Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Amaryllis keablei		Indo-West Pacific
Amaryllis maculata		Western Indian Ocean
Amaryllis migo		Indo-West Pacific
Amaryllis moona		Southwest Pacific
Amaryllis olinda		Western Indian Ocean
Amaryllis philatelica		Indo-West Pacific
Amaryllis quokka		Indo-West Pacific
Amaryllis spencerensis		Western Indian Ocean
Ambasiopsis georgiensis		Antarctic Atlantic
Ambasiopsis tumicornis		Southern Ocean
Apotectonia heterostegos		Southwest Pacific.
Aruga holmesi		Northeast Pacific
Azotostoma fusta		Western Central Pacific
Bathyamaryllis ouvea		Western Central Pacific
Bathyschraderia magnifica		Southwest Pacific
Boeckosimus affinis		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Boeckosimus brevicaudatus		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Boeckosimus edwardsi		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Boeckosimus plautus		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Bruunosa bruuni		Southwest Pacific
Charcotia enoei		Western Central Pacific
Cheirimedon crenatipalmatus		Southern Ocean
Cheirimedon femoratus		Southern Ocean
Cheirimedon fougneri		Southern Ocean
Cheirimedon similis		Southern Ocean
Concarnes concavus		Western Atlantic
Cyclocaris guilelmi		Arctic
Cyclocaris tahitensis		Pacific Ocean
Dissiminassa homosassa		Western Central Atlantic.
Eclecticus eclecticus		Western Atlantic
Eurythenes atacamensis		Southeast Pacific	8.32 TL
Eurythenes gryllus		Western Central Atlantic,	7.5 TL
Eurythenes obesus		Pan-oceanic
Eurythenes thurstoni		Western Pacific and North
Gronella lobata		Northeast Atlantic
Hippomedon abyssi		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Hippomedon coecus		Northeast Pacific
Hippomedon columbianus		Northeast Pacific
Hippomedon denticulatus		Northeast Atlantic
Hippomedon holbolli		Northeast Atlantic
Hippomedon kergueleni		Southern Ocean
Hippomedon macrocephalus		Southern Ocean
Hippomedon major		Antarctic Atlantic
Hippomedon massiliensis		Mediterranean
Hippomedon pensacola		Western Central Atlantic.
Hippomedon propinquus		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Hippomedon vao		Western Central Pacific
Hippomedon zetesimus		Northeast Pacific
Ichnopus annasona		Western Pacific
Ichnopus capricornus		Western Central Pacific
Ichnopus spinicornis		Arctic
Ichnopus tenuicornis		Western Central Pacific
Ichnopus wardi		Western Central Pacific
Kakanui integricauda		Southern Ocean
Lepidepecreella emarginata		Southern Ocean
Lepidepecreella ovalis		Antarctic Atlantic
Lepidepecreella sarcelle		Western Central Pacific
Lepidepecreella tridactyla		Southern Ocean
Lysianassa ceratina	Compact amphipod	Northeast Atlantic
Lysianassa cinghalensis		Indo-West Pacific
Lysianassa coelocheir		Western Central Pacific
Lysianassa insperata		Northeast Atlantic
Lysianassa plumosa		Northeast Atlantic
Lysianella morbihanensis		Southern Ocean
Lysianopsis alba		Western Atlantic
Lysianopsis ozona		Western Central Atlantic.
Menigrates obtusifrons		Northeast Atlantic and th
Orchomene abyssorum		Southwest Pacific.
Orchomene breviceps		Northwest Pacific
Orchomene distinctus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Orchomene gerulicorbis		Southwest Pacific
Orchomene groenlandica		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Orchomene humilis		Northeast Atlantic
Orchomene macroserrata		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Orchomene pectinata		Arctic
Orchomene pinquis		Arctic
Orchomene plebs		Antarctic
Orchomene rossi		Antarctic
Orchomene serratus		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Orchomenella acanthurus		Antarctic Atlantic
Orchomenella cavimanus		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella chilensis		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella franklini		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella guillei		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella hureaui		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella minuta		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Orchomenella obtusa		Northeast Pacific	1.2 NG
Orchomenella perdido		Western Central Atlantic
Orchomenella pinguides		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella pinguis		Arctic
Orchomenella rotundifrons		Antarctic Atlantic
Orchomenella thomasi		Western Central Atlantic.
Orchomenella ultima		Southern Ocean
Orchomenella zschaui		Antarctic Atlantic
Orchomenyx macronyx		Southern Ocean
Orchomenyx schellenbergi		Antarctic Atlantic
Pachychelium antarcticum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Paralibrotus setosus		Arctic
Paralicella caperesca		Southwest Pacific
Paralicella similis		Antarctic Atlantic
Paralicella tenuipes		Southwest Pacific
Paratryphosites abyssi		Arctic
Parawaldeckia kidderi		Southern Ocean
Parawaldeckia lowryi		Western Central Pacific.
Paronesimus barentsi		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Prachynella lodo		Canada
Pseudambasia acuticaudata		Western Central Pacific
Pseudonesimoides cornutilabris		Southern Ocean
Pseudorchomene coatsi		Southern Ocean
Rimakoroga floridiana		Western Central Atlantic.
Riwo mizeui		Western Central Pacific
Shoemakerella barnardi		Western Central Pacific
Shoemakerella cubensis		Western Central Atlantic
Socarnes bidenticulatus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Socarnes vahlii		Northern Atlantic and the
Socarnoides kergueleni		Southern Ocean
Socarnopsis dissmulantia		Western Central Pacific
Stomacontion acutibasalis		Southern Ocean
Stomacontion pepinii		Southern Ocean
Tectovalopsis diabolus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Tectovalopsis wegeneri		Eastern Central Pacific.
Transtectonia torrentis		Eastern Central Pacific.
Trischizostoma crosnieri		Western Central Pacific
Trischizostoma richeri		Western Central Pacific
Tryphosites chevreuxi		Southern Ocean
Tryphosites longipes		Northeast Atlantic
Ventiella sulfuris		Southwest Pacific.
Waldeckia arnaudi		Southern Ocean
Waldeckia chevreuxi		Southern Ocean
Waldeckia nudum		Western Central Pacific
Waldeckia obesa		Southern Ocean
Wecomedon wecomus		Canada

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