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Family: Sphaerodoridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Clavodorum adriaticum []	No picture found Clavodorum clavatum []	No picture found Clavodorum mexicanum []
No picture found Commensodorum commensalis []	No picture found Ephesiella abyssorum []	No picture found Ephesiella antarctica []
No picture found Ephesiella bipapillata []	No picture found Ephesiella brevicapitis []	No picture found Ephesiella cantonei []
No picture found Ephesiella mammifera []	No picture found Ephesiella minuta []	No picture found Euritmia hamulisetosa []
No picture found Sphaerephesia fauchaldi []	No picture found Sphaerephesia longisetis []	No picture found Sphaerephesia similisetis []
No picture found Sphaerodoridium claparedii []	No picture found Sphaerodoridium simplex []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis baltica []
No picture found Sphaerodoropsis biserialis []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis longiparapodium []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis minuta []
No picture found Sphaerodoropsis minutum []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis parva []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis philippi []
No picture found Sphaerodoropsis sphaerulifer []	No picture found Sphaerodoropsis vittori []	No picture found Sphaerodorum flavum []
No picture found Sphaerodorum gracilis []	No picture found Sphaerodorum ophiurophoratos []	No picture found Sphaerodorum papillifer []

30 Species of Family Sphaerodoridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Clavodorum adriaticum		Mediterranean Sea.
Clavodorum clavatum		Eastern Pacific
Clavodorum mexicanum		Western Central Atlantic
Commensodorum commensalis		Northeast Atlantic
Ephesiella abyssorum		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Ephesiella antarctica		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ephesiella bipapillata		Western Central Atlantic
Ephesiella brevicapitis		Eastern Pacific
Ephesiella cantonei		Mediterranean Sea.
Ephesiella mammifera		Eastern Pacific
Ephesiella minuta		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Euritmia hamulisetosa		Mediterranean Sea.
Sphaerephesia fauchaldi		Western Central Atlantic
Sphaerephesia longisetis		Eastern Pacific
Sphaerephesia similisetis		Eastern Pacific
Sphaerodoridium claparedii		Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Sphaerodoridium simplex		Western Indian Ocean
Sphaerodoropsis baltica		Mediterranean Sea.
Sphaerodoropsis biserialis		Arctic and Pacific Ocean.
Sphaerodoropsis longiparapodium		Mediterranean Sea.
Sphaerodoropsis minuta		Northern Pacific, Arctic,
Sphaerodoropsis minutum		Eastern Pacific
Sphaerodoropsis parva		Antarctic Atlantic
Sphaerodoropsis philippi		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Sphaerodoropsis sphaerulifer		Mediterranean Sea.
Sphaerodoropsis vittori		Western Central Atlantic
Sphaerodorum flavum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Sphaerodorum gracilis		Indo-West Pacific, Arctic
Sphaerodorum ophiurophoratos		Western Central Atlantic
Sphaerodorum papillifer		Eastern Pacific

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