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Family: Heterorhabdidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Heterorhabdus abyssalis []	No picture found Heterorhabdus austrinus []	No picture found Heterorhabdus caribbeanensis []
No picture found Heterorhabdus farrani []	No picture found Heterorhabdus norvegicus []	No picture found Heterorhabdus pacificus []
No picture found Heterorhabdus papilliger []	No picture found Heterorhabdus pustulifer []	No picture found Heterorhabdus spinifer []
No picture found Heterorhabdus spinifrons []	No picture found Heterorhabdus vipera []	No picture found Heterostylites longicornis []
No picture found Heterostylites major []	No picture found Mesorhabdus brevicaudatus []	No picture found Neorhabdus latus []
No picture found Paraheterorhabdus compactus []	No picture found Paraheterorhabdus robustus []

17 Species of Family Heterorhabdidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Heterorhabdus abyssalis		Western Pacific
Heterorhabdus austrinus		Antarctic Atlantic
Heterorhabdus caribbeanensis		Southwest Pacific and Nor
Heterorhabdus farrani		Antarctic Atlantic
Heterorhabdus norvegicus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Heterorhabdus pacificus		Pacific Ocean
Heterorhabdus papilliger		Western Pacific
Heterorhabdus pustulifer		Antarctic Atlantic
Heterorhabdus spinifer		Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Heterorhabdus spinifrons		Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Heterorhabdus vipera		Northwest Pacific
Heterostylites longicornis		Northwest Pacific
Heterostylites major		Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Mesorhabdus brevicaudatus		Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Neorhabdus latus		Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Paraheterorhabdus compactus		Arctic
Paraheterorhabdus robustus		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea

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