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Family: Munnopsidae (See list of species below)

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22 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bathybadistes fragilis
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Bathybadistes spinosissima
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Belonectes stoddarti
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Disconectes furcatus
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Disconectes ovalis
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Disconectes phalangium
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Dubinectes acutirostrum
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Dubinectes acutitelson
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Dubinectes nodosus
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Notopais beddardi
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Notopais euaxos
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Notopais magnifica
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Notopais minya
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Notopais quadrispinosa
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Notopais spinosa
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Rectisura furcata
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Storthyngurella benti
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Storthyngurella menziesi
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Sursumura robustissima
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Vanhoeffenura kermadecensis
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Vanhoeffenura robustissima
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Vanhoeffenura tenuispinis
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22 Species of Family Munnopsidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bathybadistes fragilis Antarctic Atlantic
Bathybadistes spinosissima Western Central Atlantic.
Belonectes stoddarti Antarctic Atlantic
Disconectes furcatus North Atlantic and the Ar
Disconectes ovalis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 0.32 TL
Disconectes phalangium North Atlantic and the Ar
Dubinectes acutirostrum Atlantic Antarctic.
Dubinectes acutitelson Southeast Atlantic and th
Dubinectes nodosus Southeast Atlantic.
Notopais beddardi Western Indian Ocean.
Notopais euaxos Southwest Pacific
Notopais magnifica Antarctic.
Notopais minya Southwest Pacific
Notopais quadrispinosa Antarctic
Notopais spinosa Antarctic Atlantic.
Rectisura furcata Southwest Pacific
Storthyngurella benti Southwest Pacific
Storthyngurella menziesi Southwest Atlantic
Sursumura robustissima Antarctic Atlantic
Vanhoeffenura kermadecensis Southwest Pacific
Vanhoeffenura robustissima Antarctic
Vanhoeffenura tenuispinis Northwest Pacific



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