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Family: Pleustidae (See list of species below)

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27 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Atylopsis emarginata
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Atylopsis orthodactylus
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Austropleustes cuspidatus
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Chromopleustes lineatus
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Chromopleustes oculatus
[Black-and-white sea flea]
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Gnathopleustes pugettensis
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Mesopleustes abyssorum
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Neopleustes pulchellus
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Parapleustes americanus
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Parapleustes assimilis
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Parapleustes bicuspis
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Parapleustes gracilis
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Parapleustes monocuspis
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Parapleustes pugettensis
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Pleusirus secorrus
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Pleustes medius
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Pleustes panoplus
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Pleustomesus medius
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Pleusymtes glaber
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Pleusymtes glabroides
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Pleusymtes pulchella
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Pleusymtes subglaber
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Stenopleustes inermis
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Stenopleustes latipes
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Tepidopleustes acromatius
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Tepidopleustes barnardi
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Trachypleustes trevori
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27 Species of Family Pleustidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Atylopsis emarginata Antarctic Indian Ocean
Atylopsis orthodactylus Antarctic Atlantic.
Austropleustes cuspidatus Antarctic Atlantic.
Chromopleustes lineatus Northeast Pacific
Chromopleustes oculatus Black-and-white sea flea Eastern Pacific
Gnathopleustes pugettensis Northeast Pacific
Mesopleustes abyssorum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Neopleustes pulchellus Arctic and Northeast Atla
Parapleustes americanus Northeast Pacific
Parapleustes assimilis Arctic and Northern Atlan
Parapleustes bicuspis Northeast Atlantic and th
Parapleustes gracilis Northeast Atlantic
Parapleustes monocuspis Arctic and Northeast Atla
Parapleustes pugettensis Northeast Pacific
Pleusirus secorrus Canada
Pleustes medius Arctic and Northern Atlan
Pleustes panoplus Arctic and Northern Atlan
Pleustomesus medius Northeast Atlantic
Pleusymtes glaber Northeast Atlantic
Pleusymtes glabroides Arctic and Northeast Atla
Pleusymtes pulchella Arctic
Pleusymtes subglaber Canada
Stenopleustes inermis Western Central Atlantic
Stenopleustes latipes Northeast Atlantic
Tepidopleustes acromatius Western Central Pacific
Tepidopleustes barnardi Indo-West Pacific
Trachypleustes trevori Canada



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