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Family: Halocyprididae (See list of species below)

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70 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Alacia alata
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Alacia belgicae
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Alacia hettacra
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Archiconchoecia chavturi
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Archiconchoecia cucullata
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Archiconchoecia cuneata
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Archiconchoecia striata
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Bathyconchoecia deeveyae
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Bathyconchoecia galerita
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Bathyconchoecia paulula
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Boroecia antipoda
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Boroecia borealis
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Boroecia maxima
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Conchoecetta acuminata
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Conchoecetta giesbrechti
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Conchoecia acuminata
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Conchoecia aequiseta
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Conchoecia elegans
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Conchoecia magna
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Conchoecia mamillata
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Conchoecia oblonga
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Conchoecia parvidentata
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Conchoecia reticulata
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Conchoecia spinifera
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Conchoecia subarcuata
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Conchoecilla chuni
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Conchoecilla daphnoides
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Conchoecilla daphnoides minor
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Conchoecissa imbricata
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Conchoecissa plinthina
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Discoconchoecia elegans
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Discoconchoecia tamensis
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Euconchoecia aculeata
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Euconchoecia chierchiae
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Euconchoecia elongata
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Euconchoecia maimai
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Fellia bicornis
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Fellia cornuta
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Gaussicia incisa
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Halocypria globosa
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Halocypris inflata
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Loricoecia loricata
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Metaconchoecia isocheira
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Metaconchoecia pusilla
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Metaconchoecia rotundata
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Metaconchoecia skogsbergi
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Microconchoecia curta
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Mikroconchoecia curta
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Obtusoecia antarctica
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Orthoconchoecia atlantica
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Orthoconchoecia bispinosa
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Orthoconchoecia haddoni
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Orthoconchoecia secernenda
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Paraconchoecia aequiseta
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Paraconchoecia allotherium
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Paraconchoecia brachyaskos
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Paraconchoecia cophopyga
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Paraconchoecia decipiens
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Paraconchoecia dentata
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Paraconchoecia echinata
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Paraconchoecia inermis
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Paraconchoecia macroprocera
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Paraconchoecia microprocera
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Paraconchoecia procera
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Paramollicia dichotoma
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Porroecia porrecta
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Porroecia spinirostris
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Pseudoconchoecia concentrica
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Pseudoconchoecia serrulata
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Spinoecia parthenoda
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70 Species of Family Halocyprididae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Alacia alata Western Pacific
Alacia belgicae Antarctic Atlantic
Alacia hettacra Antarctic Atlantic
Archiconchoecia chavturi Eastern Central Pacific.
Archiconchoecia cucullata Atlantic and Indian ocean 2.2 SHL
Archiconchoecia cuneata Atlantic Ocean.
Archiconchoecia striata Indo-Pacific, the Atlanti
Bathyconchoecia deeveyae Eastern Central Pacific.
Bathyconchoecia galerita Western Pacific
Bathyconchoecia paulula Eastern Central Pacific.
Boroecia antipoda Antarctic Indian Ocean
Boroecia borealis Arctic
Boroecia maxima Arctic
Conchoecetta acuminata Western Pacific
Conchoecetta giesbrechti Western Pacific
Conchoecia acuminata Northwest Pacific
Conchoecia aequiseta Atlantic and Indian ocean 0.33 SHL
Conchoecia elegans Atlantic and the Arctic O 0.225 TL
Conchoecia magna Northwest Pacific
Conchoecia mamillata Atlantic and Indian Ocean 2.1 SHL
Conchoecia oblonga West Central Atlantic; Ea 1.8 SHL
Conchoecia parvidentata Western Pacific
Conchoecia reticulata Atlantic and Indian Ocean 0.41 SHL
Conchoecia spinifera Atlantic, Indian and Paci 0.22 SHL
Conchoecia subarcuata Northwest Pacific
Conchoecilla chuni Antarctic.
Conchoecilla daphnoides Western Pacific
Conchoecilla daphnoides minor Western Pacific
Conchoecissa imbricata Western Pacific
Conchoecissa plinthina Southeast Atlantic.
Discoconchoecia elegans Western Pacific and the A
Discoconchoecia tamensis Western Pacific
Euconchoecia aculeata Northwest Pacific
Euconchoecia chierchiae Northwest Pacific
Euconchoecia elongata Northwest Pacific
Euconchoecia maimai Northwest Pacific
Fellia bicornis Western Pacific
Fellia cornuta Western Pacific
Gaussicia incisa Western Pacific
Halocypria globosa Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 0.3 SHL
Halocypris inflata Antarctic, Atlantic and I 0.18 SHL
Loricoecia loricata Western Pacific
Metaconchoecia isocheira Antarctic Atlantic
Metaconchoecia pusilla Western Pacific
Metaconchoecia rotundata Western Pacific
Metaconchoecia skogsbergi Antarctic Atlantic
Microconchoecia curta Northwest Pacific
Mikroconchoecia curta Western Pacific
Obtusoecia antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean
Orthoconchoecia atlantica Western Pacific and the A
Orthoconchoecia bispinosa Northwest Pacific
Orthoconchoecia haddoni Western Pacific
Orthoconchoecia secernenda Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia aequiseta Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia allotherium Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia brachyaskos Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia cophopyga Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia decipiens Northwest Pacific
Paraconchoecia dentata Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia echinata Northwest Pacific
Paraconchoecia inermis Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia macroprocera Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia microprocera Western Pacific
Paraconchoecia procera Western Pacific
Paramollicia dichotoma Western Pacific
Porroecia porrecta Northwest Pacific
Porroecia spinirostris Western Pacific
Pseudoconchoecia concentrica Western Pacific
Pseudoconchoecia serrulata Antarctic Indian Ocean
Spinoecia parthenoda Western Pacific



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