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Family: Paranthuridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Califanthura anophthalma []	No picture found Califanthura dodecaseta []	No picture found Califanthura latimana []
No picture found Califanthura pingouin []	No picture found Califanthura rima []	No picture found Colanthura daguilarensis []
No picture found Colanthura kensleyi []	No picture found Paranthura algophila []	Paranthura antarctica []
No picture found Paranthura argentinae []	No picture found Paranthura caribbiensis []	No picture found Paranthura costana []
No picture found Paranthura flagellata []	No picture found Paranthura floridensis []	No picture found Paranthura infundibulata []
Paranthura japonica []	No picture found Paranthura kobensis []	No picture found Paranthura longitelson []
No picture found Paranthura neglecta []	No picture found Paranthura nigropunctata []	No picture found Paranthura nordenstami []
No picture found Paranthura possessia []	No picture found Paranthura setigera []	No picture found Pseudanthura baeckea []

24 Species of Family Paranthuridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Califanthura anophthalma		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Califanthura dodecaseta		Southeast Pacific
Califanthura latimana		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Califanthura pingouin		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Califanthura rima		Southwest Pacific
Colanthura daguilarensis		Northwest Pacific
Colanthura kensleyi		Western Central Pacific
Paranthura algophila		Western Indian Ocean
Paranthura antarctica		Crozet Island, Kerguelen
Paranthura argentinae		Southwest Atlantic
Paranthura caribbiensis		Western Central Atlantic
Paranthura costana		Northeast Atlantic and th
Paranthura flagellata		Southwest Pacific
Paranthura floridensis		Gulf of Mexico.
Paranthura infundibulata		Western Central Atlantic
Paranthura japonica		Northwest Pacific
Paranthura kobensis		Northwest Pacific
Paranthura longitelson		Eastern Central Pacific
Paranthura neglecta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Paranthura nigropunctata		Mediterranean Sea
Paranthura nordenstami		Southeast Pacific
Paranthura possessia		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Paranthura setigera		Western Central Pacific
Pseudanthura baeckea		Western Pacific

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