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Family: Colossendeidae (See list of species below)

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87 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Colossendeis acuta
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Colossendeis angusta
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Colossendeis arcuata
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Colossendeis australis
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Colossendeis avidus
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Colossendeis belekurovi
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Colossendeis bicincta
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Colossendeis bouvetensis
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Colossendeis brevirostris
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Colossendeis bruuni
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Colossendeis clavata
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Colossendeis colossea
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Colossendeis cucurbita
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Colossendeis curtirostris
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Colossendeis dalli
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Colossendeis drakei
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Colossendeis enigmatica
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Colossendeis fijigrypos
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Colossendeis fragilis
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Colossendeis gardineri
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Colossendeis geoffroyi
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Colossendeis glacialis
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Colossendeis gracilis
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Colossendeis grassa
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Colossendeis hoeki
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Colossendeis japonica
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Colossendeis korotkevitschi
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Colossendeis kurtchatovi
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Colossendeis leniensis
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Colossendeis leptorhynchus
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Colossendeis longirostris
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Colossendeis macerrima
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Colossendeis media
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Colossendeis megalonyx
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Colossendeis melancholicus
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Colossendeis microsetosa
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Colossendeis minor
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Colossendeis minuta
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Colossendeis mycterismos
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Colossendeis nasuta
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Colossendeis notialis
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Colossendeis oculifera
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Colossendeis peloria
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Colossendeis pipetta
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Colossendeis proboscidea
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Colossendeis pseudochelata
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Colossendeis robusta
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Colossendeis rostrata
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Colossendeis scoresbii
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Colossendeis scotti
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Colossendeis sinuosa
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Colossendeis spicula
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Colossendeis stramenti
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Colossendeis tasmanica
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Colossendeis tenera
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Colossendeis tenuipedis
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Colossendeis tortipalpis
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Colossendeis vityazi
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Colossendeis wilsoni
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Decolopoda antarctica
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Decolopoda australis
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Dodecolopoda mawsoni
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Hedgpethia articulata
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Hedgpethia atlantica
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Hedgpethia bicornis
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Hedgpethia brevitarsis
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Hedgpethia californica
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Hedgpethia caudata
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Hedgpethia chitinosa
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Hedgpethia dampieri
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Hedgpethia dofleini
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Hedgpethia magnirostris
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Hedgpethia nasica
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Hedgpethia spinosa
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Hedgpethia tibialis
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Pentacolossendeis reticulata
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Rhopalorhynchus cinclus
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Rhopalorhynchus claudus
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Rhopalorhynchus clavipes
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Rhopalorhynchus filipes
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Rhopalorhynchus gracillimus
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Rhopalorhynchus kroeyeri
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Rhopalorhynchus lomani
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Rhopalorhynchus mortenseni
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Rhopalorhynchus pedunculatus
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Rhopalorhynchus sibogae
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Rhopalorhynchus tenuissimus
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87 Species of Family Colossendeidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Colossendeis acuta Antarctic Pacific
Colossendeis angusta Arctic, Northern Atlantic 10 LS
Colossendeis arcuata Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Colossendeis australis Indo-West Pacific, South
Colossendeis avidus Antarctic.
Colossendeis belekurovi Antarctic Indian Ocean
Colossendeis bicincta Northeast Atlantic and We
Colossendeis bouvetensis Antarctic Ocean.
Colossendeis brevirostris Antarctic Pacific
Colossendeis bruuni Southwest Pacific
Colossendeis clavata Atlantic Ocean
Colossendeis colossea Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 70 LS
Colossendeis cucurbita Antarctic, Northern Atlan 2 BASL
Colossendeis curtirostris Southeast Atlantic
Colossendeis dalli Northwest Pacific 21.25 LS
Colossendeis drakei Southwest Atlantic, Easte
Colossendeis enigmatica Southern Atlantic and Ant
Colossendeis fijigrypos Western Central Pacific
Colossendeis fragilis Antarctic Pacific
Colossendeis gardineri Western Indian Ocean and
Colossendeis geoffroyi Southwest Atlantic
Colossendeis glacialis Antarctic Pacific
Colossendeis gracilis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Colossendeis grassa Antarctic Pacific
Colossendeis hoeki Southwest Pacific and the
Colossendeis japonica Northern Pacific
Colossendeis korotkevitschi Antarctic
Colossendeis kurtchatovi Antarctic Pacific and Atl
Colossendeis leniensis Indian Ocean and the Anta
Colossendeis leptorhynchus Antarctic and Western Cen
Colossendeis longirostris Indo-West Pacific and Ant
Colossendeis macerrima Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Colossendeis media Antarctic Atlantic, South
Colossendeis megalonyx Antarctic and Indo-West P 1.6 TRKL
Colossendeis melancholicus Western Central Atlantic
Colossendeis microsetosa Pacific Ocean
Colossendeis minor Northeast Atlantic and Pa
Colossendeis minuta Japan, Atlantic and Pacif
Colossendeis mycterismos Western Pacific
Colossendeis nasuta Northwest Pacific
Colossendeis notialis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Colossendeis oculifera Southeast Atlantic
Colossendeis peloria Eastern Pacific
Colossendeis pipetta Indo-West Pacific
Colossendeis proboscidea Arctic and Northeast Atla
Colossendeis pseudochelata Antarctic Atlantic
Colossendeis robusta Antarctic and Pacific.
Colossendeis rostrata Eastern Central Atlantic
Colossendeis scoresbii Southwest and Antarctic P
Colossendeis scotti Atlantic and Pacific Anta
Colossendeis sinuosa Western Central Pacific
Colossendeis spicula Northeast Pacific 28.5 LS
Colossendeis stramenti Southwest Atlantic
Colossendeis tasmanica Eastern Indian Ocean
Colossendeis tenera Eastern Pacific
Colossendeis tenuipedis Antarctic
Colossendeis tortipalpis Southwest Pacific and Ant
Colossendeis vityazi Northern Pacific.
Colossendeis wilsoni The Antarctic
Decolopoda antarctica Southwest Atlantic and th
Decolopoda australis Antarctic and Pacific.
Dodecolopoda mawsoni Antarctic Indian and Atla 1.8 TRKL
Hedgpethia articulata Pacific Ocean
Hedgpethia atlantica Mediterranean, Northeast
Hedgpethia bicornis Northwest Pacific
Hedgpethia brevitarsis Northwest Pacific
Hedgpethia californica Eastern Pacific
Hedgpethia caudata Pacific Ocean.
Hedgpethia chitinosa Western Central Atlantic
Hedgpethia dampieri Eastern Indian Ocean
Hedgpethia dofleini Northwest Pacific
Hedgpethia magnirostris Western Indian Ocean
Hedgpethia nasica Eastern Central Pacific
Hedgpethia spinosa Northwest Pacific
Hedgpethia tibialis Indo-West Pacific
Pentacolossendeis reticulata Western Central Atlantic
Rhopalorhynchus cinclus Western Central Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus claudus Western Central Atlantic
Rhopalorhynchus clavipes Central Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus filipes Melanesia and the East In
Rhopalorhynchus gracillimus Western Indian Ocean
Rhopalorhynchus kroeyeri Central Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus lomani Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus mortenseni Central Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus pedunculatus Western Indian Ocean
Rhopalorhynchus sibogae Central Indo-West Pacific
Rhopalorhynchus tenuissimus Indo-West Pacific



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