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Family: Cytheruridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cytheropteron abyssorum []	No picture found Cytheropteron assimile []	No picture found Cytheropteron depressum []
No picture found Cytheropteron nodosum []	No picture found Cytheropteron perlaria []	No picture found Cytheropteron pulcinella []
No picture found Cytheropteron punctatum []	No picture found Cytheropteron scaphoides []	No picture found Cytheropteron trifossata []
No picture found Cytherura gibba []	No picture found Cytherura obliqua []	No picture found Heinzmalzina ocellata []
No picture found Hemicytherura cellulosa []	No picture found Hemicytherura clathrata []	No picture found Hemicytherura lilljeborgi []
No picture found Pelecocythere fenestrata []	No picture found Pelecocythere trinidadensis []	No picture found Semicytherura acuticostata []
No picture found Semicytherura angulata []	No picture found Semicytherura borneoensis []	No picture found Semicytherura cornuta []
No picture found Semicytherura costellata []	No picture found Semicytherura favorum []	No picture found Semicytherura nigrescens []
No picture found Semicytherura rapanuiensis []	No picture found Semicytherura sella []	No picture found Semicytherura striata []
No picture found Semicytherura undata []	No picture found Xylocythere vanharteni []

29 Species of Family Cytheruridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cytheropteron abyssorum		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cytheropteron assimile		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cytheropteron depressum		Northeast Atlantic
Cytheropteron nodosum		Northeast Atlantic
Cytheropteron perlaria		Antarctic
Cytheropteron pulcinella		Indo-West Pacific.
Cytheropteron punctatum		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Cytheropteron scaphoides		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cytheropteron trifossata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cytherura gibba		Northeast Atlantic
Cytherura obliqua		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Heinzmalzina ocellata		Western Indian Ocean
Hemicytherura cellulosa		Northeast Atlantic
Hemicytherura clathrata		Northeast Atlantic
Hemicytherura lilljeborgi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pelecocythere fenestrata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pelecocythere trinidadensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Semicytherura acuticostata		Northeast Atlantic
Semicytherura angulata		Northeast Atlantic
Semicytherura borneoensis		Western Indian Ocean
Semicytherura cornuta		Northeast Atlantic
Semicytherura costellata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Semicytherura favorum		Western Indian Ocean.
Semicytherura nigrescens		Northeast Atlantic
Semicytherura rapanuiensis		Southeast Pacific
Semicytherura sella		Northeast Atlantic
Semicytherura striata		Northeast Atlantic.
Semicytherura undata		North Atlantic
Xylocythere vanharteni		Eastern Central Pacific.

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