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Family: Pontellidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Anomalocera ornata []	No picture found Anomalocera patersoni []	No picture found Calanopia americana []
No picture found Calanopia elliptica []	No picture found Calanopia minor []	No picture found Calanopia thompsoni []
No picture found Epilabidocera amphitrites []	No picture found Labidocera acuta []	No picture found Labidocera acutifrons []
No picture found Labidocera aestiva []	No picture found Labidocera bengalensis []	No picture found Labidocera bipinnata []
No picture found Labidocera detruncata []	No picture found Labidocera euchaeta []	No picture found Labidocera kroyeri []
No picture found Labidocera laevidentata []	No picture found Labidocera minuta []	No picture found Labidocera mirabilis []
No picture found Labidocera nerii []	No picture found Labidocera pavo []	No picture found Labidocera rotunda []
No picture found Labidocera scotti []	No picture found Labidocera sinilobata []	No picture found Labidocera wollastoni []
No picture found Pontella atlantica []	No picture found Pontella chierchiae []	No picture found Pontella fera []
No picture found Pontella karachiensis []	No picture found Pontella kieferi []	No picture found Pontella latifurca []
No picture found Pontella meadi []	No picture found Pontella mimocerami []	No picture found Pontella polydactyla []
No picture found Pontella securifer []	No picture found Pontella sinica []	No picture found Pontella spinicauda []
No picture found Pontella surrecta []	No picture found Pontella valida []	No picture found Pontella whiteleggei []
No picture found Pontellina platychela []	No picture found Pontellina plumata []	No picture found Pontellopsis herdmani []
No picture found Pontellopsis inflatodigitata []	No picture found Pontellopsis krameri []	No picture found Pontellopsis macronyx []
No picture found Pontellopsis perspicax []	No picture found Pontellopsis regalis []	No picture found Pontellopsis strenua []
No picture found Pontellopsis tenuicauda []	No picture found Pontellopsis villosa []	No picture found Pontellopsis yamadae []

51 Species of Family Pontellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anomalocera ornata		Atlantic Ocean.
Anomalocera patersoni		Northeast Atlantic
Calanopia americana		Atlantic Ocean.
Calanopia elliptica		Indo-West Pacific.
Calanopia minor		Indo-West Pacific.
Calanopia thompsoni		Northwest Pacific
Epilabidocera amphitrites		Arctic
Labidocera acuta		Indo-West Pacific.
Labidocera acutifrons		Indo-West Pacific
Labidocera aestiva		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Labidocera bengalensis		Western Indian Ocean
Labidocera bipinnata		Northwest Pacific
Labidocera detruncata		Indo-Pacific
Labidocera euchaeta		Northwest Pacific
Labidocera kroyeri		Indo-West Pacific
Labidocera laevidentata		Indo-West Pacific.
Labidocera minuta		Indo-West Pacific.
Labidocera mirabilis		Atlantic Ocean.
Labidocera nerii		Atlantic Ocean.
Labidocera pavo		Indo-West Pacific.
Labidocera rotunda		Northwest Pacific
Labidocera scotti		Atlantic Ocean.
Labidocera sinilobata		Northwest Pacific
Labidocera wollastoni		Western Indian Ocean and
Pontella atlantica		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Pontella chierchiae		Northwest Pacific
Pontella fera		Northwest Pacific
Pontella karachiensis		Western Indian Ocean
Pontella kieferi		Western Pacific
Pontella latifurca		Northwest Pacific
Pontella meadi		Atlantic Ocean.
Pontella mimocerami		Atlantic Ocean.
Pontella polydactyla		Atlantic Ocean.
Pontella securifer		Northwest Pacific
Pontella sinica		Northwest Pacific
Pontella spinicauda		Western Pacific
Pontella surrecta		Western Central Pacific.
Pontella valida		Southwest Pacific
Pontella whiteleggei		Southern Pacific
Pontellina platychela		Atlantic Ocean.
Pontellina plumata		Cosmopolitan.
Pontellopsis herdmani		Western Indian Ocean
Pontellopsis inflatodigitata		Western Pacific
Pontellopsis krameri		Western Pacific
Pontellopsis macronyx		Indo-West Pacific
Pontellopsis perspicax		Atlantic and Pacific.
Pontellopsis regalis		Pacific Ocean and Atlanti
Pontellopsis strenua		Northwest Pacific
Pontellopsis tenuicauda		Northwest Pacific
Pontellopsis villosa		Northwest Pacific
Pontellopsis yamadae		Northwest Pacific

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