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Family: Phascoliidae phascolionids (See list of species below)

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28 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Onchnesoma intermedium
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Onchnesoma magnibathum
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Onchnesoma squamatum
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Onchnesoma steenstrupii
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Phascolion abnorme
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Phascolion bogorovi
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Phascolion caupo
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Phascolion cirratum
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Phascolion collare
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Phascolion convestitum
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Phascolion cryptum
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Phascolion denticolum
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Phascolion gerardi
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Phascolion hedraeum
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Phascolion hibridum
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Phascolion hupferi
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Phascolion lucifugax
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Phascolion lutense
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Phascolion medusae
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Phascolion megaethi
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Phascolion microspheroidis
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Phascolion pacificum
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Phascolion pharetratum
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Phascolion psammophilus
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Phascolion rectum
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Phascolion strombus
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Phascolion tuberculosum
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Phascolion ushakovi
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28 Species of Family Phascoliidae
(phascolionids)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Onchnesoma intermedium Northwest Pacific (Ref. 1
Onchnesoma magnibathum Northeast Atlantic and In 0.6 TL
Onchnesoma squamatum Indian Ocean, Northwest P
Onchnesoma steenstrupii Indo-Pacific, Northern At
Phascolion abnorme Western Indian Ocean
Phascolion bogorovi Southeast Pacific. 2.8 TL
Phascolion caupo Western Central Atlantic
Phascolion cirratum Western Indian Ocean.
Phascolion collare Western Atlantic and Indo
Phascolion convestitum Antarctic Atlantic, Indo-
Phascolion cryptum Western Central Pacific
Phascolion denticolum Eastern Indian Ocean
Phascolion gerardi Western Central Atlantic
Phascolion hedraeum Antarctica Atlantic and I 3.5 TL
Phascolion hibridum Indo-Pacific
Phascolion hupferi Northwest Pacific
Phascolion lucifugax Western Pacific 4 TL
Phascolion lutense Antarctic Atlantic, Indo-
Phascolion medusae Southwest Atlantic 2 TL
Phascolion megaethi Western Indian Ocean 1.2 TRKL
Phascolion microspheroidis Western Atlantic
Phascolion pacificum Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl 1.9 TRKL
Phascolion pharetratum Western Indian Ocean
Phascolion psammophilus Western Central Atlantic 0.7 TL
Phascolion rectum Northwest Pacific. 2 TL
Phascolion strombus Arctic, Antarctic, Indo-P
Phascolion tuberculosum Northeast Atlantic, Weste 5 TL
Phascolion ushakovi Eastern Indian Ocean



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