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Family: Stenothoidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Antatelson antennatum []	No picture found Antatelson claudei []	No picture found Antatelson rostratum []
No picture found Antatelson walkeri []	No picture found Hardametopa nasuta []	No picture found Mesoproboloides spinosa []
No picture found Metopa alderi []	No picture found Metopa boeckii []	No picture found Metopa borealis []
No picture found Metopa bruzelii []	No picture found Metopa dawsoni []	No picture found Metopa glacialis []
No picture found Metopa groenlandica []	No picture found Metopa norvegica []	No picture found Metopa propinqua []
No picture found Metopa pusilla []	No picture found Metopa robusta []	No picture found Metopa rubrovittata []
No picture found Metopa samsiluna []	No picture found Metopa sinuata []	No picture found Metopa spitzbergensis []
No picture found Metopella nasuta []	No picture found Metopelloides zernovi []	No picture found Metopoides clavata []
No picture found Metopoides elliptica []	No picture found Metopoides heterostylis []	No picture found Metopoides magellanica []
No picture found Metopoides sarsi []	No picture found Metopoides typicaminus []	No picture found Metopoides typicus []
No picture found Parametopella cypris []	No picture found Parametopella ninis []	No picture found Parametopella texensis []
No picture found Probolisca elliptica []	No picture found Probolisca nasutigenes []	Probolisca ovata []
No picture found Prothaumatelson nasutum []	No picture found Pseudothaumatelson cyproides []	No picture found Stenothoe cattai []
No picture found Stenothoe dollfusi []	No picture found Stenothoe gallensis []	No picture found Stenothoe georgiana []
No picture found Stenothoe haleloke []	No picture found Stenothoe kaia []	No picture found Stenothoe marina []
No picture found Stenothoe menezgweni []	No picture found Stenothoe miersi []	No picture found Stenothoe minuta []
No picture found Stenothoe monoculoides []	No picture found Stenothoe symbiotica []	No picture found Stenothoe tergestina []
No picture found Stenothoe valida []	No picture found Thaumatelson herdmani []	Torometopa antarctica []
No picture found Torometopa crenatipalmata []	No picture found Torometopa dentimanus []	No picture found Torometopa saldanhae []
No picture found Wallametopa cabon []

58 Species of Family Stenothoidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Antatelson antennatum		Southern Ocean
Antatelson claudei		Antarctic Ocean
Antatelson rostratum		Southern Ocean
Antatelson walkeri		Antarctic Atlantic
Hardametopa nasuta		Northeast Atlantic
Mesoproboloides spinosa		Southern Ocean
Metopa alderi		Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Metopa boeckii		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa borealis		Northern Atlantic
Metopa bruzelii		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa dawsoni		Northeast Pacific
Metopa glacialis		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa groenlandica		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopa norvegica		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopa propinqua		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopa pusilla		Northern Atlantic
Metopa robusta		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa rubrovittata		Northeast Atlantic
Metopa samsiluna		Eastern Central Pacific.
Metopa sinuata		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa spitzbergensis		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopella nasuta		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopelloides zernovi		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopoides clavata		Antarctic Atlantic
Metopoides elliptica		Antarctic Atlantic
Metopoides heterostylis		Southern Ocean
Metopoides magellanica		Antarctic Atlantic
Metopoides sarsi		Southern Ocean
Metopoides typicaminus		Antarctic Atlantic
Metopoides typicus		Antarctic Atlantic
Parametopella cypris		Western Central Atlantic
Parametopella ninis		Northeast Pacific
Parametopella texensis		Western Atlantic
Probolisca elliptica		Antarctic Atlantic
Probolisca nasutigenes		Southern Ocean
Probolisca ovata		Southern Ocean
Prothaumatelson nasutum		Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudothaumatelson cyproides		Southern Ocean
Stenothoe cattai		Mediterranean
Stenothoe dollfusi		Mediterranean
Stenothoe gallensis		Circumglobal.
Stenothoe georgiana		Western Atlantic.
Stenothoe haleloke		Northwest Pacific
Stenothoe kaia		Western Central Pacific
Stenothoe marina		Northeast Atlantic
Stenothoe menezgweni		Northeast Atlantic.
Stenothoe miersi		Western Central Pacific
Stenothoe minuta		Western Central Atlantic
Stenothoe monoculoides		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Stenothoe symbiotica		Western Central Atlantic
Stenothoe tergestina		Mediterranean
Stenothoe valida		Western Atlantic.
Thaumatelson herdmani		Southern Ocean
Torometopa antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Torometopa crenatipalmata		Southeast Pacific and Sou
Torometopa dentimanus		Southern Ocean
Torometopa saldanhae		Northeast Atlantic.
Wallametopa cabon		Western Central Pacific

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