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Family: Ameiridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Ameira curviseta []	No picture found Ameira divagans []	No picture found Ameira parvula []
No picture found Ameiropsis brevicornis []	No picture found Filexilia brevipes []	No picture found Malacopsyllus fragilis []
No picture found Nitokra affinis []	No picture found Nitokra arctolongus []	No picture found Nitokra lacustris []
No picture found Nitokra platypus []	No picture found Parameiropsis amphitriteae []	No picture found Praeleptomesochra similis []
No picture found Proameira echinipes []	No picture found Proameira hiddensoensis []	No picture found Proameira psammophila []
No picture found Proameira simplex []	No picture found Pseudameira crassicornis []	No picture found Pseudameira furcata []
No picture found Pseudameira gracilis []	No picture found Pseudameira signyensis []	No picture found Psyllocamptus minutus []
No picture found Psyllocamptus propinquus []	No picture found Sarsameira difficilis []	No picture found Sarsameira exilis []
No picture found Sarsameira major []	No picture found Sarsameira peresi []	No picture found Sicameira leptoderma []

27 Species of Family Ameiridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ameira curviseta		North West Atlantic .
Ameira divagans		Western Atlantic.
Ameira parvula		Western Central Pacific a
Ameiropsis brevicornis		Northeast Atlantic
Filexilia brevipes		Northeast Atlantic
Malacopsyllus fragilis		Arctic
Nitokra affinis		Western Central Pacific
Nitokra arctolongus		Northwest Pacific
Nitokra lacustris		Western Central Atlantic
Nitokra platypus		Western Central Pacific
Parameiropsis amphitriteae		Arctic
Praeleptomesochra similis		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Proameira echinipes		Northeast Atlantic
Proameira hiddensoensis		Northeast Atlantic
Proameira psammophila		Northeast Atlantic
Proameira simplex		Arctic
Pseudameira crassicornis		Arctic
Pseudameira furcata		Arctic
Pseudameira gracilis		Arctic
Pseudameira signyensis		Antarctic Atlantic
Psyllocamptus minutus		Western Central Pacific
Psyllocamptus propinquus		Arctic
Sarsameira difficilis		Arctic
Sarsameira exilis		Northeast Atlantic
Sarsameira major		Arctic
Sarsameira peresi		Northeast Atlantic
Sicameira leptoderma		Northeast Atlantic

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