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Family: Gastropteridae (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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Gastropteron alboaurantium
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Gastropteron chacmol
[Chacmol bat-wing sea slug]
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Gastropteron flavobrunneum
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Gastropteron hamanni
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Gastropteron minutum
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Gastropteron pacificum
[Pacific stomach wing]


Gastropteron rubrum
[Batwing slug]
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Gastropteron vespertilium
[Flapping dingbat]
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Sagaminopteron bilealbum
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Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum
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Sagaminopteron ornatum
[Ornate batwing slug]


Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
[Psychedelic batwing slug]


Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
[Darkmargin batwing slug]
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Siphopteron citrinum
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Siphopteron makisig
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15 Species of Family Gastropteridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Gastropteron alboaurantium Southeast Atlantic
Gastropteron chacmol Chacmol bat-wing sea slug Western Atlantic. 1 DL
Gastropteron flavobrunneum Southeast Atlantic
Gastropteron hamanni Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL
Gastropteron minutum Western and Central Pacif
Gastropteron pacificum Pacific stomach wing Eastern Pacific 4 TL
Gastropteron rubrum Batwing slug Northeast Atlantic and th
Gastropteron vespertilium Flapping dingbat Western Atlantic 0.5 DL
Sagaminopteron bilealbum Western Central Pacific
Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum Western Central Pacific
Sagaminopteron ornatum Ornate batwing slug Indo-Pacific 2 TL
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum Psychedelic batwing slug Indo-Pacific 2 TL
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum Darkmargin batwing slug Indo-West Pacific 2 TL
Siphopteron citrinum Eastern Central Pacific
Siphopteron makisig Western Pacific



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