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Family: Leptanthuridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Accalathura crenulata []	Accalathura gigantissima []	No picture found Accalathura gigas []
No picture found Accalathura hastata []	No picture found Accalathura setosa []	No picture found Accalathura themeda []
No picture found Accalathura wardae []	No picture found Aenigmathura calliandra []	No picture found Aenigmathura lifouensis []
No picture found Bullowanthura aquitanica []	No picture found Calathura brachiata []	No picture found Leptanthura argentinae []
No picture found Leptanthura baliensis []	No picture found Leptanthura calcis []	No picture found Leptanthura chardyi []
No picture found Leptanthura glacialis []	No picture found Leptanthura hendili []	No picture found Leptanthura tenuis []
No picture found Leptanthura victori []

19 Species of Family Leptanthuridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Accalathura crenulata		Western Atlantic
Accalathura gigantissima		Antarctic Atlantic
Accalathura gigas		Indo-West Pacific and Ant
Accalathura hastata		Western Indian Ocean.
Accalathura setosa		Western Central Atlantic
Accalathura themeda		Western Central Pacific
Accalathura wardae		Western Indian Ocean.
Aenigmathura calliandra		Western Central Pacific
Aenigmathura lifouensis		Western Central Pacific
Bullowanthura aquitanica		Northeast Atlantic
Calathura brachiata		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Leptanthura argentinae		Southwest Atlantic
Leptanthura baliensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leptanthura calcis		Western Indian Ocean
Leptanthura chardyi		Northeast Atlantic
Leptanthura glacialis		Antarctic Atlantic
Leptanthura hendili		Western Central Pacific
Leptanthura tenuis		Norway and the Canadian A
Leptanthura victori		Northeast Atlantic

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