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Family: Munnidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Astrurus crucicauda []	No picture found Echinomunna uroventralis []	No picture found Heterosignum elegans []
No picture found Heterosignum mutsuensis []	No picture found Heterosignum ohtsukai []	No picture found Heterosignum otsuchiensis []
No picture found Heterosignum unicornis []	No picture found Munna acanthifera []	Munna antarctica []
No picture found Munna bituberculata []	No picture found Munna boeckii []	No picture found Munna chromatocephala []
No picture found Munna fabricii []	No picture found Munna globicauda []	No picture found Munna kerguelensis []
No picture found Munna kroyeri []	No picture found Munna limicola []	No picture found Munna maculata []
No picture found Munna minuta []	No picture found Munna neglecta []	No picture found Munna pallida []
No picture found Munna pellucida []	No picture found Munna petronastes []	No picture found Munna roemeri []
No picture found Munna spicata []	No picture found Munna studeri []	No picture found Munna ubiquita []
No picture found Salvatiella islapascua []	No picture found Uromunna biloba []	No picture found Uromunna hayesi []
No picture found Uromunna nana []	No picture found Uromunna petiti []	No picture found Uromunna reynoldsi []

33 Species of Family Munnidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Astrurus crucicauda		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Echinomunna uroventralis		Western Indian Ocean
Heterosignum elegans		Northwest Pacific.
Heterosignum mutsuensis		Northwest Pacific.
Heterosignum ohtsukai		Northwest Pacific.
Heterosignum otsuchiensis		Northwest Pacific.
Heterosignum unicornis		Western Indian Ocean.
Munna acanthifera		Northwest Atlantic and th
Munna antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic.
Munna bituberculata		Antarctic
Munna boeckii		Northwest Atlantic and th
Munna chromatocephala		California, USA.
Munna fabricii		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Munna globicauda		Antarctic
Munna kerguelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Munna kroyeri		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Munna limicola		Northern Norway and the C
Munna maculata		Southwest Atlantic and An
Munna minuta		N. Atlantic.
Munna neglecta		Antarctic and Southern At
Munna pallida		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Munna pellucida		Northeast Atlantic
Munna petronastes		Western Central Atlantic
Munna roemeri		Arctic Ocean.
Munna spicata		Antarctic.
Munna studeri		Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Munna ubiquita		Canada
Salvatiella islapascua		Southeast Pacific
Uromunna biloba		Southeast Pacific
Uromunna hayesi		Texas, Gulf of Mexico.
Uromunna nana		Southern Ocean
Uromunna petiti		Mediterranean Sea
Uromunna reynoldsi		Georgia, USA.

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