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Family: Oikopleuridae (See list of species below)

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37 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Althoffia tumida
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Balhochordaes charon
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Balhochordaes stygius
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Bathochordaeus charon
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Folia gracilis
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Folia mediterranea
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Megalocercus abyssorum
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Megalocercus huxleyi
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Mesochordaeus bahamasi
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Mesoikopleura enterospira
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Mesoikopleura gyroceanis
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Mesoikopleura haranti
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Mesoikopleura youngbluthi
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Oikopleura albicans
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Oikopleura caudaornata
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Oikopleura cophocerca
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Oikopleura cornutogastra
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Oikopleura dioica
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Oikopleura fusiformis
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Oikopleura gaussica
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Oikopleura gorskyi
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Oikopleura gracilis
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Oikopleura inflata
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Oikopleura intermedia
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Oikopleura labradoriensis
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Oikopleura longicauda
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Oikopleura parva
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Oikopleura rufescens
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Oikopleura vanhoeffeni
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Oikopleura villafrancae
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Pelagopleura australis
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Pelagopleura gracilis
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Pelagopleura magna
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Pelagopleura oppressa
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Pelagopleura verticalis
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Sinisteroffia scrippsi
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Stegosoma magnum
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37 Species of Family Oikopleuridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Althoffia tumida Atlantic Ocean, Indo-West
Balhochordaes charon Northern Atlantic and the
Balhochordaes stygius Northeast Atlantic
Bathochordaeus charon Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Folia gracilis Circumglobal except the A 0.06 TRKL
Folia mediterranea Northeast Atlantic and th
Megalocercus abyssorum Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.7 TL
Megalocercus huxleyi Indo-Pacific.
Mesochordaeus bahamasi Northeast Atlantic
Mesoikopleura enterospira Northeast Atlantic
Mesoikopleura gyroceanis Northeast Atlantic and th
Mesoikopleura haranti Northeast Atlantic and th
Mesoikopleura youngbluthi Northeast Atlantic
Oikopleura albicans Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.7 TL
Oikopleura caudaornata Northeast Atlantic
Oikopleura cophocerca Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.26 TL
Oikopleura cornutogastra Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Oikopleura dioica Circumglobal except Antar 0.15 TL
Oikopleura fusiformis Circumglobal. 0.3 TL
Oikopleura gaussica Atlantic Ocean and the An
Oikopleura gorskyi Northeast Atlantic
Oikopleura gracilis Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Oikopleura inflata Northeast Atlantic
Oikopleura intermedia Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.5 TL
Oikopleura labradoriensis Eastern Pacific, Northern
Oikopleura longicauda Circumglobal, common in w 0.35 TL
Oikopleura parva Circumglobal in midwater. 0.3 TL
Oikopleura rufescens Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 0.5 TL
Oikopleura vanhoeffeni Northern Atlantic and the
Oikopleura villafrancae Northeast Atlantic and th
Pelagopleura australis Northeast Atlantic
Pelagopleura gracilis Eastern Indian Ocean
Pelagopleura magna Northern Atlantic.
Pelagopleura oppressa Northeast Atlantic
Pelagopleura verticalis Northern Atlantic and the
Sinisteroffia scrippsi Pacific Ocean
Stegosoma magnum Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1 TL



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