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Family: Janolidae (See list of species below)

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13 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Janolus barbarensis
[Santa Barbara janolus]
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Janolus capensis
[Silver nudibranch]
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Janolus comis
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Janolus cristatus
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Janolus flavoanulatus
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Janolus fuscus
[White-and-orange-tipped nudibranch]


Janolus hyalinus
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Janolus ignis
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Janolus incrustans
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Janolus longidentatus
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Janolus mirabilis
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Janolus mucloc
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Proctonotus mucroniferus
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13 Species of Family Janolidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Janolus barbarensis Santa Barbara janolus Eastern Pacific. 5 TL
Janolus capensis Silver nudibranch Southeast Atlantic and We
Janolus comis Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL
Janolus cristatus Northeast Atlantic and th
Janolus flavoanulatus Indo-West Pacific.
Janolus fuscus White-and-orange-tipped nudibranch Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 2.5 TL
Janolus hyalinus Indo-West Pacific, North
Janolus ignis Southwest Pacific 5 TL
Janolus incrustans Western Central Pacific
Janolus longidentatus Southeast Atlantic
Janolus mirabilis Western Central Pacific
Janolus mucloc Western Atlantic 2.6 DL
Proctonotus mucroniferus Mediterranean Sea.



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