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Family: Calliopiidae (See list of species below)

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52 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Amphithopsis longicaudata
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Apherusa bispinosa
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Apherusa cirrus
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Apherusa clevei
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Apherusa corbeli
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Apherusa glacialis
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Apherusa jurinei
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Apherusa megalops
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Apherusa ovalipes
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Apherusa sarsi
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Apherusa tridentata
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Bathya brevicarpus
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Bouvierella curtirama
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Calliopius columbianus
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Calliopius laeviusculus
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Calliopius pacificus
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Cleippides bicuspis
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Cleippides quadricuspis
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Cleippides tricuspis
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Halirages caecus
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Halirages cainae
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Halirages elegans
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Halirages fulvocincta
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Halirages fulvocinctus
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Halirages gorbunovi
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Halirages maculatus
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Halirages mixtus
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Halirages nilssoni
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Halirages quadridentatus
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Halirages qvadridentatus
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Halirages stappersi
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Haliragoides australis
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Haliragoides inermis
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Harpinioides drepanocheir
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Lopyastis signiensis
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Metaleptamphopus pectinatus
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Oradarea bidentata
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Oradarea dawa
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Oradarea edentata
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Oradarea longimana
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Oradarea megalops
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Oradarea novaezealandiae
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Oradarea ocellata
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Oradarea tricarinata
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Oradarea tridentata
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Oradarea unidentata
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Oradarea walkeri
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Paracalliopiella pratti
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Pontogeneoides abyssi
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Stenopleura atlantica
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Weyprechtia heuglini
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Weyprechtia pinguis
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52 Species of Family Calliopiidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amphithopsis longicaudata Arctic and Northern Atlan
Apherusa bispinosa Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra
Apherusa cirrus Northeast Atlantic
Apherusa clevei Northeast Atlantic
Apherusa corbeli Northeast Atlantic
Apherusa glacialis Northeast Atlantic and th
Apherusa jurinei Northeast Atlantic and th
Apherusa megalops Northeast Pacific
Apherusa ovalipes Northeast Atlantic and th
Apherusa sarsi Arctic and Northeast Atla
Apherusa tridentata Northeast Atlantic
Bathya brevicarpus Northwest Pacific
Bouvierella curtirama Northeast Atlantic.
Calliopius columbianus Northeast Pacific
Calliopius laeviusculus Arctic and Northeast Atla
Calliopius pacificus Northeast Pacific
Cleippides bicuspis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Cleippides quadricuspis Northeast Atlantic and th
Cleippides tricuspis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Halirages caecus Arctic
Halirages cainae Northeast Atlantic
Halirages elegans Arctic
Halirages fulvocincta Arctic and Northeast Atla
Halirages fulvocinctus Arctic and Northern Atlan
Halirages gorbunovi Arctic.
Halirages maculatus Arctic
Halirages mixtus Arctic and Northeast Atla
Halirages nilssoni Arctic and Northwest Atla
Halirages quadridentatus Arctic
Halirages qvadridentatus Arctic and Northern Atlan
Halirages stappersi Arctic and Northeast Atla
Haliragoides australis Antarctic Atlantic
Haliragoides inermis Arctic
Harpinioides drepanocheir Southern Ocean
Lopyastis signiensis Antarctic Atlantic
Metaleptamphopus pectinatus Antarctic Atlantic
Oradarea bidentata Antarctic Atlantic.
Oradarea dawa Western Central Pacific
Oradarea edentata Southern Ocean
Oradarea longimana Northeast Pacific.
Oradarea megalops Southern Ocean
Oradarea novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific and Ant
Oradarea ocellata Antarctic Atlantic
Oradarea tricarinata Southern Ocean
Oradarea tridentata Southern Ocean
Oradarea unidentata Antarctic Atlantic
Oradarea walkeri Southern Ocean
Paracalliopiella pratti Northeast Pacific
Pontogeneoides abyssi Southern Ocean
Stenopleura atlantica Western Central Pacific a
Weyprechtia heuglini Arctic
Weyprechtia pinguis Arctic



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