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Family: Phoxocephalidae (See list of species below)

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79 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Atlantiphoxus wajapi
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Birubius banksi
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Birubius batei
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Birubius casuarina
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Birubius kingae
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Birubius nauarchuncus
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Birubius oti
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Birubius parvus
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Cephalophoxoides homilis
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Cephalophoxoides kergueleni
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Coxophoxus coxalis
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Eobrolgus chumashi
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Eobrolgus spinosus
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Eyakia calcarata
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Eyakia robusta
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Foxiphalus cognatus
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Foxiphalus falciformis
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Foxiphalus obtusidens
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Foxiphalus similis
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Foxiphalus slatteryi
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Foxiphalus xiximeus
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Fuegiphoxus fuegiensis
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Fuegiphoxus inutilus
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Harpinia antennaria
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Harpinia crenulata
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Harpinia laevis
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Harpinia mucronata
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Harpinia pectinata
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Harpinia plumosa
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Harpinia propinqua
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Harpinia serrata
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Harpinia truncata
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Harpiniopsis amundseni
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Harpiniopsis fulgens
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Harpiniopsis hayashisanae
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Harpiniopsis similis
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Harpiniopsis vadiculus
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Heterophoxus affinis
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Heterophoxus conlanae
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Heterophoxus ellisi
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Heterophoxus oculatus
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Heterophoxus trichosus
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Heterophoxus videns
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Limnoporeia cooki
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Limnoporeia woorake
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Mandibulophoxus mayi
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Metaphoxus frequens
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Metaphoxus fultoni
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Metaphoxus simplex
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Metaphoxus varanus
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Metharpinia floridana
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Metharpinia oripacifica
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Microphoxus minimus
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Parametaphoxus asiaensis
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Parametaphoxus quaylei
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Paraphoxus communis
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Paraphoxus gracilis
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Paraphoxus oculatus
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Paraphoxus pacificus
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Parharpinia obliqua
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Parharpinia rotundifrons
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Phoxocephalus holbolli
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Phoxorgia sinuata
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Proharpinia antipoda
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Protophoxus australis
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Pseudharpinia cariniceps
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Pseudharpinia macrospinosa
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Pseudharpinia obtusifrons
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Rhepoxynius abronius
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Rhepoxynius barnardi
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Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus
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Rhepoxynius boreovariatus
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Rhepoxynius daboius
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Rhepoxynius epistomus
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Rhepoxynius hudsoni
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Rhepoxynius pallidus
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Rhepoxynius tridentatus
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Rhepoxynius variatus
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Rhepoxynius vigitegus
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79 Species of Family Phoxocephalidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Atlantiphoxus wajapi Southwest Atlantic
Birubius banksi Western Central Pacific
Birubius batei Western Central Pacific
Birubius casuarina Western Central Pacific
Birubius kingae Western Central Pacific
Birubius nauarchuncus Northwest Pacific
Birubius oti Western Central Pacific
Birubius parvus Western Central Pacific
Cephalophoxoides homilis Northeast Pacific
Cephalophoxoides kergueleni Southern Ocean
Coxophoxus coxalis Antarctic Atlantic
Eobrolgus chumashi Northeast Pacific
Eobrolgus spinosus Western Central Atlantic
Eyakia calcarata Southeast Pacific
Eyakia robusta Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus cognatus Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus falciformis Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus obtusidens Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus similis Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus slatteryi Northeast Pacific
Foxiphalus xiximeus Northeast Pacific
Fuegiphoxus fuegiensis Antarctic Atlantic.
Fuegiphoxus inutilus Antarctic Atlantic
Harpinia antennaria Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Harpinia crenulata Northern Atlantic and the
Harpinia laevis Northeast Atlantic
Harpinia mucronata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Harpinia pectinata Northeast Atlantic and th
Harpinia plumosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Harpinia propinqua Arctic and Northern Atlan
Harpinia serrata Arctic and Northern Atlan
Harpinia truncata Northeast Atlantic and th
Harpiniopsis amundseni Arctic
Harpiniopsis fulgens Pacific Ocean.
Harpiniopsis hayashisanae Northwest Pacific
Harpiniopsis similis Arctic
Harpiniopsis vadiculus Northwest Pacific
Heterophoxus affinis Northeast Pacific
Heterophoxus conlanae Northeast Pacific
Heterophoxus ellisi Northeast Pacific
Heterophoxus oculatus Western Atlantic
Heterophoxus trichosus Antarctic Atlantic.
Heterophoxus videns Southern Ocean
Limnoporeia cooki Western Central Pacific
Limnoporeia woorake Western Central Pacific
Mandibulophoxus mayi Northeast Pacific
Metaphoxus frequens Northeast Pacific
Metaphoxus fultoni Northern Pacific and the
Metaphoxus simplex Northwest Pacific
Metaphoxus varanus Western Central Pacific
Metharpinia floridana Western Central Atlantic
Metharpinia oripacifica Western Atlantic
Microphoxus minimus Western Atlantic
Parametaphoxus asiaensis Northwest Pacific
Parametaphoxus quaylei Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus communis Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus gracilis Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus oculatus Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Paraphoxus pacificus Northeast Pacific
Parharpinia obliqua Antarctic Atlantic
Parharpinia rotundifrons Antarctic Atlantic
Phoxocephalus holbolli Arctic and Northern Atlan
Phoxorgia sinuata Antarctic Atlantic
Proharpinia antipoda Antarctic Atlantic.
Protophoxus australis Western Pacific
Pseudharpinia cariniceps Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudharpinia macrospinosa Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudharpinia obtusifrons Southern Ocean
Rhepoxynius abronius Canada
Rhepoxynius barnardi Canada
Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus Canada
Rhepoxynius boreovariatus Canada
Rhepoxynius daboius Canada
Rhepoxynius epistomus Western Atlantic
Rhepoxynius hudsoni Western Central Atlantic
Rhepoxynius pallidus Canada
Rhepoxynius tridentatus Canada
Rhepoxynius variatus Canada
Rhepoxynius vigitegus Canada



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