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Family: Orbitestellidae (See list of species below)

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14 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Absonus primus
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Boschitestella donaldi
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Boschitestella eloiseae
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Lurifax japonicus
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Lurifax vitreus
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Microdiscula subcanaliculata
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Microdiscula vanhoeffeni
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Orbitestella bermudezi
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Orbitestella dariae
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Orbitestella patagonica
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Orbitestella ponderi
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Orbitestella radiata
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Orbitestella regina
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Orbitestella toreuma
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14 Species of Family Orbitestellidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Absonus primus Western Central Pacific.
Boschitestella donaldi Western Indian Ocean
Boschitestella eloiseae Western Indian Ocean
Lurifax japonicus Northwest Pacific
Lurifax vitreus Northeast Atlantic and th
Microdiscula subcanaliculata Antarctic, Western Atlant 0.138 DL
Microdiscula vanhoeffeni Western Atlantic and Indo 0.11 DL
Orbitestella bermudezi Atlantic Ocean and Wester
Orbitestella dariae Mediterranean Sea.
Orbitestella patagonica Western Atlantic. 0.11 DL
Orbitestella ponderi Western Atlantic. 0.104 DL
Orbitestella radiata Eastern Central Pacific
Orbitestella regina Eastern Central Pacific
Orbitestella toreuma Southern Pacific 0.075 SHD



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