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Family: Laophontidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Apolethon bilobatus []	No picture found Apolethon trigonus []	No picture found Asellopsis hispida []
No picture found Asellopsis intermedia []	No picture found Bathylaophonte azorica []	No picture found Bathylaophonte pacifica []
No picture found Carcinocaris serrichelata []	No picture found Corbulaseta bulligera []	No picture found Elapholaophonte decaceros []
No picture found Folioquinpes mangalis []	No picture found Heterolaophonte bisetosa []	No picture found Heterolaophonte quinquespinosa []
No picture found Heterolaophonte stroemi []	No picture found Laophonte confusa []	No picture found Laophonte cornuta []
No picture found Laophonte parvula []	No picture found Laophonte thoracica []	No picture found Onychocamptus mohammed []
No picture found Onychocamptus vitiospinulosa []	No picture found Paralaophonte brevirostris []	No picture found Paralaophonte obscura []
No picture found Paralaophonte pacifica []	No picture found Paronychocamptus huntsmani []	No picture found Pholenota spatulifera []
No picture found Pseudolaophonte spinosa []	No picture found Xanthilaophonte trispinosa []

26 Species of Family Laophontidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Apolethon bilobatus		Northwest Pacific
Apolethon trigonus		Northwest Pacific
Asellopsis hispida		Northeast Atlantic
Asellopsis intermedia		Northeast Atlantic
Bathylaophonte azorica		Northeast Atlantic.
Bathylaophonte pacifica		Southwest Pacific.
Carcinocaris serrichelata		Western Central Pacific
Corbulaseta bulligera		Western Central Pacific
Elapholaophonte decaceros		Western Central Pacific
Folioquinpes mangalis		Western Central Atlantic
Heterolaophonte bisetosa		Northeast Atlantic
Heterolaophonte quinquespinosa		Western Central Pacific
Heterolaophonte stroemi		Atlantic Ocean.
Laophonte confusa		Western Central Atlantic
Laophonte cornuta		Northeast Atlantic
Laophonte parvula		Northeast Atlantic
Laophonte thoracica		Western Central Pacific
Onychocamptus mohammed		Western Central Pacific
Onychocamptus vitiospinulosa		Northwest Pacific
Paralaophonte brevirostris		Cosmopolitan.
Paralaophonte obscura		Western Central Pacific
Paralaophonte pacifica		Western Atlantic.
Paronychocamptus huntsmani		Western Atlantic.
Pholenota spatulifera		Northwest Pacific
Pseudolaophonte spinosa		Northeast Atlantic
Xanthilaophonte trispinosa		Western Central Pacific

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