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Family: Ctenocidaridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aporocidaris antarctica []	No picture found Aporocidaris eltaniana []	No picture found Aporocidaris milleri []
No picture found Aporocidaris usarpi []	Ctenocidaris nutrix []	No picture found Ctenocidaris perrieri []
No picture found Ctenocidaris rugosa []	Ctenocidaris speciosa []	No picture found Homalocidaris gigantea []
No picture found Notocidaris gaussensis []	No picture found Notocidaris lanceolata []	Notocidaris mortenseni []
No picture found Notocidaris platyacantha []	No picture found Notocidaris remigera []	No picture found Rhynchocidaris triplopora []

15 Species of Family Ctenocidaridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aporocidaris antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Aporocidaris eltaniana		Antarctic Atlantic
Aporocidaris milleri		Eastern Pacific and the A
Aporocidaris usarpi		Antarctic Pacific
Ctenocidaris nutrix		Southern Oceans
Ctenocidaris perrieri		Antarctic Atlantic
Ctenocidaris rugosa		Antarctic
Ctenocidaris speciosa		Antarctic Atlantic
Homalocidaris gigantea		Antarctic Atlantic
Notocidaris gaussensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Notocidaris lanceolata		Antarctic Pacific
Notocidaris mortenseni		Antarctic Atlantic.
Notocidaris platyacantha		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Notocidaris remigera		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Rhynchocidaris triplopora		Antarctic Atlantic

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