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Family: Leptocheliidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Azobacescus anorexia []	No picture found Bathyleptochelia oculata []	No picture found Chondrochelia dubia []
No picture found Chondrochelia savignyi []	No picture found Hargeria rapax []	No picture found Heterotanais oerstedii []
No picture found Leptochelia ebriosus []	No picture found Leptochelia forresti []	No picture found Leptochelia lusei []
No picture found Leptochelia tenuicola []	No picture found Mesotanais styxis []

11 Species of Family Leptocheliidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Azobacescus anorexia		Northwest Pacific
Bathyleptochelia oculata		Western Central Atlantic
Chondrochelia dubia		Northwest Pacific
Chondrochelia savignyi		Eastern Pacific, Western
Hargeria rapax		Western Central Atlantic
Heterotanais oerstedii		Arctic and Nort Atlantic
Leptochelia ebriosus		Northwest Pacific
Leptochelia forresti		Western Central Atlantic
Leptochelia lusei		Northwest Pacific
Leptochelia tenuicola		Western Central Atlantic
Mesotanais styxis		Northeast Atlantic.

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