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Family: Geodiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Caminus chinensis []	No picture found Erylus alleni []	No picture found Erylus bahamensis []
No picture found Erylus burtoni []	No picture found Erylus caliculatus []	No picture found Erylus cornutus []
No picture found Erylus decumbens []	No picture found Erylus discophorus []	No picture found Erylus fibrillosus []
No picture found Erylus formosus []	No picture found Erylus geodioides []	No picture found Erylus goffrilleri []
No picture found Erylus inaequalis []	No picture found Erylus lendenfeldi []	No picture found Erylus nobilis []
No picture found Erylus philippinens []	No picture found Erylus placenta []	No picture found Erylus proximus []
No picture found Erylus rotundus []	No picture found Erylus sollasi []	No picture found Erylus trisphaerus []
No picture found Erylus williamsae []	No picture found Geodia alba []	No picture found Geodia apiarium []
No picture found Geodia arabica []	No picture found Geodia areolata []	No picture found Geodia arripiens []
No picture found Geodia barretti [Barrett's horny sponge]	No picture found Geodia berryi []	No picture found Geodia cydonium []
No picture found Geodia distincta []	No picture found Geodia eosaster []	No picture found Geodia gibberella []
No picture found Geodia gibberosa []	No picture found Geodia globostellifera []	No picture found Geodia hirsuta []
No picture found Geodia inconspicua []	No picture found Geodia japonica []	No picture found Geodia kuekenthali []
No picture found Geodia labyrinthica []	No picture found Geodia macandrewii []	No picture found Geodia mesotriaena [Armoured ball sponge]
No picture found Geodia nigra []	No picture found Geodia papyracea []	No picture found Geodia perarmata []
No picture found Geodia philippinensis []	No picture found Geodia sparsa []	No picture found Geodia sphaeroides []
No picture found Geodia spherastrosa []	No picture found Geodia thomsonii []	No picture found Geodia vaubani []
No picture found Geodia vestigifera [Ostrich egg sponge]	No picture found Isops nigra []	No picture found Isops ostracomorpha []
No picture found Isops phlegraei []	No picture found Melophlus sarasinorum []	Pachymatisma johnstonia [Elephant's ear sponge]
No picture found Penares angeli []	No picture found Penares cortius [Spotted gray sponge]	No picture found Penares mastoidea []
No picture found Penares micraster []	No picture found Penares nux []	No picture found Penares palmatoclada []
No picture found Penares schulzei []	No picture found Penares sollasi []	No picture found Sidonops microspinosa []
No picture found Sidonops neptuni [Leathery barrel sponge]	No picture found Sidonops picteti []

68 Species of Family Geodiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Caminus chinensis		Western Pacific
Erylus alleni		Western Atlantic
Erylus bahamensis		Caribbean.
Erylus burtoni		Western Central Pacific.
Erylus caliculatus		Eastern Central Pacific
Erylus cornutus		Western Central Pacific
Erylus decumbens		Western Central Pacific.
Erylus discophorus		Northeast Atlantic
Erylus fibrillosus		Western Central Pacific.
Erylus formosus		Western Atlantic
Erylus geodioides		Indo-Pacific Ocean
Erylus goffrilleri		Western Central Atlantic
Erylus inaequalis		Western Central Pacific
Erylus lendenfeldi		Indo-West Pacific.
Erylus nobilis		Western Central Pacific
Erylus philippinens		Western Central Atlantic
Erylus placenta		Western Central Pacific
Erylus proximus		Eastern Central Pacific
Erylus rotundus		Eastern Central Pacific
Erylus sollasi		Eastern Central Pacific
Erylus trisphaerus		Western Central Atlantic.
Erylus williamsae		Southeast Atlantic
Geodia alba		Western Central Pacific
Geodia apiarium		Western Central Atlantic
Geodia arabica		Western Indian Ocean
Geodia areolata		Indo-West Pacific
Geodia arripiens		Western Central Pacific
Geodia barretti	Barrett's horny sponge	Northern Atlantic and the
Geodia berryi		Western Central Pacific
Geodia cydonium		Northeast Atlantic.
Geodia distincta		Western Central Pacific
Geodia eosaster		Western Central Pacific
Geodia gibberella		Eastern Central Pacific
Geodia gibberosa		Western Atlantic
Geodia globostellifera		Western Indian Ocean
Geodia hirsuta		Western Central Pacific
Geodia inconspicua		Eastern Indian Ocean
Geodia japonica		Western Central Pacific
Geodia kuekenthali		Western Central Pacific
Geodia labyrinthica		Southeast Atlantic
Geodia macandrewii		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Geodia mesotriaena	Armoured ball sponge	Northeast Pacific
Geodia nigra		Western Central Pacific
Geodia papyracea		Western Central Atlantic	20 WD
Geodia perarmata		Indo-West Pacific.
Geodia philippinensis		Western Central Pacific
Geodia sparsa		Western Central Pacific
Geodia sphaeroides		Western Central Pacific
Geodia spherastrosa		Western Central Pacific
Geodia thomsonii		Western Central Atlantic
Geodia vaubani		Western Central Pacific.
Geodia vestigifera	Ostrich egg sponge	Southern Ocean. Subtropi
Isops nigra		Western Central Pacific
Isops ostracomorpha		Western Central Pacific
Isops phlegraei		Northeast Atlantic
Melophlus sarasinorum		Indo-West Pacific.
Pachymatisma johnstonia	Elephant's ear sponge	Northeast Atlantic
Penares angeli		Southeast Pacific
Penares cortius	Spotted gray sponge	Northeast Pacific
Penares mastoidea		Southwest Atlantic
Penares micraster		Western Central Pacific.
Penares nux		Western Central Pacific.
Penares palmatoclada		Western Central Pacific.
Penares schulzei		Indo-West Pacific
Penares sollasi		Western Central Pacific
Sidonops microspinosa		Western Central Pacific
Sidonops neptuni	Leathery barrel sponge	Western Atlantic
Sidonops picteti		Western Central Pacific

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