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Family: Provannidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Alvinoconcha hessleri []	No picture found Desbruyeresia armata []	No picture found Desbruyeresia cancellata []
No picture found Desbruyeresia costata []	No picture found Desbruyeresia marianaensis []	No picture found Desbruyeresia marisindica []
No picture found Desbruyeresia melanioides []	No picture found Desbruyeresia spinosa []	No picture found Ifremeria nautilei []
No picture found Provanna admetoides []	No picture found Provanna buccinoides []	No picture found Provanna clathrata []
No picture found Provanna cooki []	No picture found Provanna fenestrata []	No picture found Provanna glabra []
No picture found Provanna ios []	No picture found Provanna laevis []	No picture found Provanna lucida []
No picture found Provanna muricata []	No picture found Provanna nassariaeformis []	No picture found Provanna sculpta []
No picture found Provanna segonzaci []	No picture found Provanna stephanos []	No picture found Provanna subglabra []
No picture found Provanna variabilis []

25 Species of Family Provannidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alvinoconcha hessleri	Western Indian Ocean, Wes
Desbruyeresia armata	Northwest Pacific
Desbruyeresia cancellata	Western Central Pacific.
Desbruyeresia costata	Northwest Pacific
Desbruyeresia marianaensis	Western Central Pacific.
Desbruyeresia marisindica	Western Indian Ocean.
Desbruyeresia melanioides	Western Central Pacific.
Desbruyeresia spinosa	Western Central Pacific.
Ifremeria nautilei	Western Central Pacific.
Provanna admetoides	Western Atlantic.	0.79 DL
Provanna buccinoides	Western Central Pacific.
Provanna clathrata	Northwest Pacific
Provanna cooki	Antarctic Atlantic
Provanna fenestrata	Northwest Pacific
Provanna glabra	Northwest Pacific
Provanna ios	Southwest Pacific.
Provanna laevis	Pacific Ocean.
Provanna lucida	Northwest Pacific
Provanna muricata	Pacific Ocean.
Provanna nassariaeformis	Western Pacific.
Provanna sculpta	Western Atlantic.	0.71 DL
Provanna segonzaci	Western Central Pacific.
Provanna stephanos	Northwest Pacific
Provanna subglabra	Northwest Pacific
Provanna variabilis	Northeast Pacific.

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