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Family: Seguenziidae (See list of species below)

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36 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Ancistrobasis costulata
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Ancistrobasis depressa
[Depressed basilissa]
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Ancistrobasis largoi
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Ancistrobasis monodon
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Asthelys antarctica
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Asthelys munda
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Asthelys simplex
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Basilissa oxytropis
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Basilissa rhyssa
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Calliobasis lapulapui
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Calliobasis magellani
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Calliobasis spectrum
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Carenzia carinata
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Carenzia trispinosa
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Fluxinella discula
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Fluxinella membranacea
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Hadroconus altus
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Halystina globulus
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Seguenzia antarctica
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Seguenzia balicasagensis
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Seguenzia beloni
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Seguenzia dabfari
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Seguenzia elegans
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Seguenzia elegantissima
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Seguenzia eritima
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Seguenzia floridana
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Seguenzia hapala
[Pygmy seguenzia]
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Seguenzia ionica
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Seguenzia keikoae
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Seguenzia lineata
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Seguenzia nitida
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Seguenzia rushi
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Seguenzia trochiformis
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Thelyssa callisto
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Visayaseguenzia cumingi
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Visayaseguenzia maestratii
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36 Species of Family Seguenziidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ancistrobasis costulata Western Atlantic. 0.36 DL
Ancistrobasis depressa Depressed basilissa Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL
Ancistrobasis largoi Western Central Pacific
Ancistrobasis monodon Western Central Pacific.
Asthelys antarctica Western Atlantic. 0.58 DL
Asthelys munda Eastern Central Atlantic
Asthelys simplex Southwest Atlantic and No 0.65 DL
Basilissa oxytropis Eastern Atlantic. 0.14 DL
Basilissa rhyssa Western Central Atlantic. 0.21 DL
Calliobasis lapulapui Western Central Pacific
Calliobasis magellani Western Central Pacific
Calliobasis spectrum Western Central Pacific
Carenzia carinata Atlantic Ocean. 0.44 DL
Carenzia trispinosa Western Atlantic. 0.48 DL
Fluxinella discula Western Atlantic. 0.65 DL
Fluxinella membranacea Western Central Pacific
Hadroconus altus Western Atlantic. 0.82 DL
Halystina globulus Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia antarctica Antarctic Atlantic.
Seguenzia balicasagensis Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia beloni Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia dabfari Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia elegans Northwest Pacific and Wes 0.32 DL
Seguenzia elegantissima Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia eritima Western Atlantic. 0.45 DL
Seguenzia floridana Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL
Seguenzia hapala Pygmy seguenzia Western Atlantic. 0.21 DL
Seguenzia ionica Atlantic Ocean. 0.46 DL
Seguenzia keikoae Western Central Pacific
Seguenzia lineata Western Atlantic. 0.46 DL
Seguenzia nitida Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL
Seguenzia rushi Western Atlantic. 0.26 DL
Seguenzia trochiformis Western Central Pacific
Thelyssa callisto Western Atlantic. 0.78 DL
Visayaseguenzia cumingi Western Central Pacific
Visayaseguenzia maestratii Western Central Pacific



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