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Family: Oedicerotidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aborolobatea insidiosa []	No picture found Aborolobatea paracheliformis []	No picture found Acanthostepheia behringiensis []
No picture found Acanthostepheia malmgreni []	No picture found Aceroides latipes []	No picture found Americhelidium americanum []
No picture found Americhelidium rectipalmum []	No picture found Americhelidium shoemakeri []	No picture found Americhelidium variabilum []
No picture found Ameroculodes edwardsi []	No picture found Arrhinopsis longicornis []	No picture found Arrhis phyllonyx []
No picture found Bathymedon caino []	No picture found Bathymedon curtipalpus []	No picture found Bathymedon flebilis []
No picture found Bathymedon longimanus []	No picture found Bathymedon nepos []	No picture found Bathymedon obtusifrons []
No picture found Carolobatea schneideri []	No picture found Deflexilodes enigmaticus []	No picture found Deflexilodes griseus []
No picture found Deflexilodes intermedius []	No picture found Deflexilodes norvegicus []	No picture found Deflexilodes similis []
No picture found Deflexilodes tenuirostratus []	No picture found Deflexilodes tesselatus []	No picture found Deflexilodes tuberculatus []
No picture found Halicreion aequicornis []	No picture found Hartmanodes nyei []	No picture found Hongkongvena memoria []
No picture found Monoculodes antarcticus []	No picture found Monoculodes borealis []	No picture found Monoculodes brevirostris []
No picture found Monoculodes carinatus []	No picture found Monoculodes diamesus []	No picture found Monoculodes glyconica []
No picture found Monoculodes latimanus []	No picture found Monoculodes longirostris []	No picture found Monoculodes packardi []
No picture found Monoculodes pallidus []	No picture found Monoculodes perditus []	No picture found Monoculodes recandesco []
Monoculodes scabriculosus []	No picture found Monoculodes simplex []	No picture found Monoculodes subnudus []
No picture found Monoculodes tropicalis []	No picture found Monoculodes tuberculatus []	No picture found Monoculodes zernovi []
No picture found Monoculopsis longicornis []	Oediceroides calmani []	Oediceroides emarginatus []
Oediceroides lahillei []	Oediceroides macrodactyla []	No picture found Oediceroides newnesi []
No picture found Oediceroides ornithorhynchus []	No picture found Oediceroides rostrata []	No picture found Oediceroides similis []
No picture found Oediceroides wolffi []	No picture found Oediceros borealis []	No picture found Paramonoculopsis acuta []
No picture found Paraperioculodes brevimanus []	No picture found Paraperioculodes brevirostris []	No picture found Paroediceroides sinuata []
No picture found Paroediceros intermedius []	No picture found Paroediceros lynceus []	No picture found Paroediceros macrocheir []
No picture found Paroediceros propinquus []	No picture found Perioculodes aequimanus []	No picture found Perioculodes cerasinus []
No picture found Perioculodes longimanus []	No picture found Perioculodes longirostratus []	No picture found Perioculodes meridichinensis []
No picture found Perioculodes talboti []	No picture found Pontocrates altamarinus []	No picture found Pontocrates arcticus []
No picture found Pontocrates arenarius []	No picture found Rostroculodes borealis []	No picture found Rostroculodes longirostris []
No picture found Rostroculodes vibei []	No picture found Sinoediceros homopalmatus []	No picture found Synchelidium ampliforbicum []
No picture found Synchelidium haplocheles []	No picture found Synchelidium maculatum []	No picture found Synchelidium miraculum []
No picture found Synchelidium nonmiraculum []	No picture found Synchelidium nonrostrum []	No picture found Synchelidium tenuimanum []
No picture found Westwoodilla abyssalis []	No picture found Westwoodilla brevicalcar []	No picture found Westwoodilla caecula []
No picture found Westwoodilla megalops []	No picture found Westwoodilla rectirostris []

92 Species of Family Oedicerotidae
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Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aborolobatea insidiosa	Western Central Pacific
Aborolobatea paracheliformis	Western Central Pacific
Acanthostepheia behringiensis	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Acanthostepheia malmgreni	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Aceroides latipes	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Americhelidium americanum	Western Central Atlantic
Americhelidium rectipalmum	Northeast Pacific
Americhelidium shoemakeri	Northeast Pacific
Americhelidium variabilum	Northeast Pacific
Ameroculodes edwardsi	Western Atlantic
Arrhinopsis longicornis	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Arrhis phyllonyx	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Bathymedon caino	Northeast Pacific
Bathymedon curtipalpus	Pacific Ocean.
Bathymedon flebilis	Northeast Pacific
Bathymedon longimanus	Northeast Atlantic
Bathymedon nepos	Northeast Pacific
Bathymedon obtusifrons	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Carolobatea schneideri	Southern Ocean
Deflexilodes enigmaticus	Northeast Pacific
Deflexilodes griseus	Mediterranean.
Deflexilodes intermedius	Western Atlantic
Deflexilodes norvegicus	Northeast Pacific and Nor
Deflexilodes similis	Northeast Pacific
Deflexilodes tenuirostratus	Northeast Atlantic
Deflexilodes tesselatus	Northeast Atlantic
Deflexilodes tuberculatus	Northeast Atlantic
Halicreion aequicornis	Northeast Atlantic
Hartmanodes nyei	Western Atlantic
Hongkongvena memoria	Northwest Pacific
Monoculodes antarcticus	Antarctic Atlantic
Monoculodes borealis	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Monoculodes brevirostris	Northeast Pacific
Monoculodes carinatus	Northeast Atlantic
Monoculodes diamesus	Northeast Pacific
Monoculodes glyconica	Northeast Pacific
Monoculodes latimanus	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Monoculodes longirostris	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Monoculodes packardi	Arctic and Northeast Atla
Monoculodes pallidus	Northeast Atlantic
Monoculodes perditus	Northeast Pacific
Monoculodes recandesco	Northeast Pacific
Monoculodes scabriculosus	Southern Ocean
Monoculodes simplex	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Monoculodes subnudus	Northeast Atlantic
Monoculodes tropicalis	Western Central Pacific
Monoculodes tuberculatus	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Monoculodes zernovi	Northeast Pacific
Monoculopsis longicornis	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Oediceroides calmani	Southern Ocean
Oediceroides emarginatus	Antarctic Atlantic
Oediceroides lahillei	Antarctic Atlantic
Oediceroides macrodactyla	Antarctic Atlantic
Oediceroides newnesi	Southern Ocean
Oediceroides ornithorhynchus	Western Central Pacific
Oediceroides rostrata	Southern Ocean
Oediceroides similis	Southern Ocean
Oediceroides wolffi	Southwest Pacific
Oediceros borealis	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Paramonoculopsis acuta	Southern Ocean
Paraperioculodes brevimanus	Antarctic Atlantic
Paraperioculodes brevirostris	Antarctic Atlantic
Paroediceroides sinuata	Antarctic Atlantic
Paroediceros intermedius	Arctic
Paroediceros lynceus	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Paroediceros macrocheir	Arctic
Paroediceros propinquus	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Perioculodes aequimanus	Western Indian Ocean
Perioculodes cerasinus	Western Atlantic
Perioculodes longimanus	Northeast Atlantic and th
Perioculodes longirostratus	Northwest Pacific
Perioculodes meridichinensis	Northwest Pacific
Perioculodes talboti	Western Central Pacific
Pontocrates altamarinus	Northwest Pacific, Northe	0.7 TL
Pontocrates arcticus	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Pontocrates arenarius	Northeast Atlantic
Rostroculodes borealis	Arctic and Northeast Atla
Rostroculodes longirostris	Northeast Atlantic
Rostroculodes vibei	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Sinoediceros homopalmatus	Western Indian Ocean
Synchelidium ampliforbicum	Northwest Pacific
Synchelidium haplocheles	Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Synchelidium maculatum	Northeast Atlantic
Synchelidium miraculum	Western Central Pacific
Synchelidium nonmiraculum	Northwest Pacific
Synchelidium nonrostrum	Northwest Pacific
Synchelidium tenuimanum	Northeast Atlantic
Westwoodilla abyssalis	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Westwoodilla brevicalcar	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Westwoodilla caecula	Arctic and Northwest Atla
Westwoodilla megalops	Northern Atlantic and the
Westwoodilla rectirostris	Mediterranean

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