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Family: Cladopathidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Chrysopathes formosa [Graceful black coral]	No picture found Chrysopathes gracilis []	No picture found Chrysopathes micracantha []
No picture found Chrysopathes oligocrada []	No picture found Chrysopathes speciosa [Gaudy black coral]	No picture found Cladopathes plumosa []
No picture found Heliopathes americana []	No picture found Heliopathes heterorhodzos []	No picture found Heliopathes pacifica []
No picture found Hexapathes alis []	No picture found Hexapathes australiensis []	No picture found Hexapathes heterosticha []
No picture found Hexapathes hivaensis []	No picture found Sibopathes gephura []	No picture found Sibopathes macrospina []
No picture found Trissopathes pseudotristicha [False-lined black coral]	No picture found Trissopathes tetracrada []	No picture found Trissopathes tristicha []

18 Species of Family Cladopathidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Chrysopathes formosa	Graceful black coral	Eastern Pacific
Chrysopathes gracilis		North Pacific
Chrysopathes micracantha		Western Atlantic
Chrysopathes oligocrada		Western Atlantic
Chrysopathes speciosa	Gaudy black coral	Northeast Pacific
Cladopathes plumosa		Southeast Atlantic, Easte
Heliopathes americana		Western Central Pacific
Heliopathes heterorhodzos		Northwest Pacific
Heliopathes pacifica		North Pacific
Hexapathes alis		Western Central Pacific
Hexapathes australiensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Hexapathes heterosticha		Northwest Pacific
Hexapathes hivaensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Sibopathes gephura		Western Central Pacific
Sibopathes macrospina		Western Central Atlantic
Trissopathes pseudotristicha	False-lined black coral	Northeast Pacific
Trissopathes tetracrada		Eastern Central Atlantic
Trissopathes tristicha		Western Central Pacific

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