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Family: Piscicolidae (See list of species below)

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15 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathybdella sawyeri
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Branchellion ravenelii
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Caspiobdella fadejewi
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Heptacyclus brunneus
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Heptacyclus scorpii
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Heptacyclus virgatus
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Myzobdella lugubris
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Notobdella nototheniae
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Notostomum cyclostomum
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Piscicola geometra
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Platybdella anarrhichae
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Platybdella fabricii
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Platybdella pinnara
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Pontobdella muricata
[Fish leech]
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Stibarobdella macrothela
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15 Species of Family Piscicolidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathybdella sawyeri Southwest Pacific. 1.3 TL
Branchellion ravenelii Western Central Atlantic
Caspiobdella fadejewi Ponto-Caspian Region.
Heptacyclus brunneus Arctic, Northern Pacific
Heptacyclus scorpii Arctic and Northern Atlan
Heptacyclus virgatus Arctic and Northern Pacif
Myzobdella lugubris Western Central Atlantic
Notobdella nototheniae Antarctic Atlantic
Notostomum cyclostomum Arctic and Northeast Paci
Piscicola geometra Northeast Atlantic
Platybdella anarrhichae Northeast Atlantic
Platybdella fabricii Arctic, Northern Pacific
Platybdella pinnara Northeast Atlantic
Pontobdella muricata Fish leech Northeast Atlantic
Stibarobdella macrothela Western Central Atlantic



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