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Family: Chirostylidae (See list of species below)

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


Chirostylus dolichopus
[Deep sea squat lobster]
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Chirostylus micheleae
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Chirostylus novaecaledoniae
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Chirostylus ortmanni
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Chirostylus rostratus
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Chirostylus stellaris
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Eumunida ampliata
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Eumunida annulosa
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Eumunida australis
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Eumunida balssi
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Eumunida bella
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Eumunida bispinata
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Eumunida capillata
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Eumunida debilistriata
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Eumunida depressa
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Eumunida dofleini
[Goldman's pocket mouse]


Eumunida funambulus
[Lined pocket mouse]
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Eumunida gordonae
[Alpine pika]
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Eumunida keijii
[Black-lipped pika]
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Eumunida laevimana
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Eumunida macphersoni
[Daurian pika]
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Eumunida marginata
[Chinese red pika]
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Eumunida minor
[Forrest's pika]
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Eumunida multilineata
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Eumunida pacifica
[Gaoligong pika]
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Eumunida picta
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Eumunida similior
[Himalayan pika]
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Eumunida smithii
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Eumunida spinosa
[Northern pika]
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Eumunida squamifera
[Ili pika]
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Eumunida sternomaculata
[Kozlov's pika]
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Eumunida treguieri
[Afghan pika]
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Gastroptychus affinis
[Turkestan red pika]
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Gastroptychus brachyterus
[Moupin pika]
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Gastroptychus brevipropodus
[Thomas's pika]
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Gastroptychus cavimurus
[Sardinian pika]
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Gastroptychus defensus
[Riverine rabbit]
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Gastroptychus formosus
[Splendid yeti squat lobster]
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Gastroptychus hawaiiensis
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Gastroptychus hendersoni
[Hispid hare]
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Gastroptychus iaspis
[Reddish yeti squat lobster]
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Gastroptychus investigatoris
[Granada hare]
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Gastroptychus meridionalis
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Gastroptychus milneedwardsi
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Gastroptychus novaezelandiae
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Gastroptychus paucispina
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Gastroptychus perarmatus
[Pacific red pinchbug]
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Gastroptychus rogeri
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Gastroptychus salvadori
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Gastroptychus spinifer
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Gastroptychus sternoornatus
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Gastroptychus valdiviae
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Hapaloptyx difficilis
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Pseudomunida fragilis
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Uroptychodes albatrossae
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Uroptychodes barunae
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Uroptychodes benedicti
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Uroptychodes epigaster
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Uroptychodes grandirostris
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Uroptychodes mortenseni
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Uroptychodes musorstomi
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Uroptychodes nowra
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Uroptychodes okutanii
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Uroptychodes spinimarginatus
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Uroptychodes spinulifer
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Uroptychodes yapensis
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Uroptychus acostalis
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Uroptychus aguayoi
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Uroptychus alcocki
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Uroptychus alius
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Uroptychus altus
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Uroptychus amabilis
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Uroptychus armatus
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Uroptychus australis
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Uroptychus belos
[Japanese hare]
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Uroptychus bicavus
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Uroptychus brevis
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Uroptychus brucei
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Uroptychus cardus
[Broom hare]
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Uroptychus cavirostris
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Uroptychus ciliatus
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Uroptychus crassipes
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Uroptychus edisonicus
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Uroptychus empheres
[Yunnan hare]
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Uroptychus faxianae
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Uroptychus gracilimanus
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Uroptychus hamatus
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Uroptychus inclinis
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Uroptychus insignis
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Uroptychus jamaicensis
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Uroptychus joloensis
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Uroptychus kaitara
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Uroptychus latirostris
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Uroptychus liui
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Uroptychus longicheles
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Uroptychus longior
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Uroptychus marianicus
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Uroptychus mauritius
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Uroptychus nanophyes
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Uroptychus naso
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Uroptychus nigricapillis
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Uroptychus nitidus
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Uroptychus paenultimus
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Uroptychus paku
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Uroptychus pilosus
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Uroptychus politus
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Uroptychus pronus
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Uroptychus raymondi
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Uroptychus remotispinatus
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Uroptychus rugosus
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Uroptychus rutua
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Uroptychus sagamiae
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Uroptychus scandens
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Uroptychus sibogae
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Uroptychus simiae
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Uroptychus soyomaruae
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Uroptychus spinosus
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Uroptychus thermalis
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Uroptychus toka
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Uroptychus transparens
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Uroptychus tridentatus
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Uroptychus uncifer
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Uroptychus webberi
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Uroptychus wolffi
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Uroptychus yaldwyni
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Uroptychus yokoyai
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Uroptychus zezuensis
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127 Species of Family Chirostylidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Chirostylus dolichopus Deep sea squat lobster Indo-West Pacific
Chirostylus micheleae Western Indian Ocean
Chirostylus novaecaledoniae Western Central Pacific
Chirostylus ortmanni Northwest Pacific
Chirostylus rostratus Northwest Pacific
Chirostylus stellaris Northwest Pacific
Eumunida ampliata Western Pacific
Eumunida annulosa Western Central Pacific
Eumunida australis Western Pacific
Eumunida balssi Northwest Pacific
Eumunida bella Eastern Atlantic
Eumunida bispinata Western Indian Ocean
Eumunida capillata Western Pacific
Eumunida debilistriata Eastern Central Pacific
Eumunida depressa Western Pacific
Eumunida dofleini Goldman's pocket mouse Northwest Pacific
Eumunida funambulus Lined pocket mouse Indo-West Pacific
Eumunida gordonae Alpine pika Northwest Pacific
Eumunida keijii Black-lipped pika Central Pacific.
Eumunida laevimana Eastern Indian Ocean
Eumunida macphersoni Daurian pika Northwest Pacific
Eumunida marginata Chinese red pika Western Central Pacific
Eumunida minor Forrest's pika Indo-West Pacific
Eumunida multilineata Western Central Pacific
Eumunida pacifica Gaoligong pika Indo-West Pacific
Eumunida picta Western Atlantic
Eumunida similior Himalayan pika Western Indian Ocean
Eumunida smithii Pacific Ocean
Eumunida spinosa Northern pika Western Central Pacific
Eumunida squamifera Ili pika Southeast Atlantic
Eumunida sternomaculata Kozlov's pika Western Central Pacific
Eumunida treguieri Afghan pika Central Pacific
Gastroptychus affinis Turkestan red pika Western Central Atlantic
Gastroptychus brachyterus Moupin pika Western Central Pacific
Gastroptychus brevipropodus Thomas's pika Western Central Pacific
Gastroptychus cavimurus Sardinian pika Southeast Pacific
Gastroptychus defensus Riverine rabbit Eastern Central Pacific
Gastroptychus formosus Splendid yeti squat lobster North Atlantic
Gastroptychus hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific
Gastroptychus hendersoni Hispid hare Indo-West Pacific
Gastroptychus iaspis Reddish yeti squat lobster Eastern Central Pacific
Gastroptychus investigatoris Granada hare Indo-West Pacific
Gastroptychus meridionalis Southwest Atlantic
Gastroptychus milneedwardsi Southeast Pacific
Gastroptychus novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific
Gastroptychus paucispina Western Central Pacific
Gastroptychus perarmatus Pacific red pinchbug Eastern Central Pacific
Gastroptychus rogeri Southwest Pacific
Gastroptychus salvadori Western Central Atlantic
Gastroptychus spinifer Western Central Atlantic
Gastroptychus sternoornatus Indo-West Pacific
Gastroptychus valdiviae Eastern Indian Ocean.
Hapaloptyx difficilis Western Indian Ocean
Pseudomunida fragilis Pacific Ocean
Uroptychodes albatrossae Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychodes barunae Eastern Indian Ocean
Uroptychodes benedicti Western Pacific
Uroptychodes epigaster Western Central Pacific
Uroptychodes grandirostris Northwest Pacific
Uroptychodes mortenseni Western Central Pacific
Uroptychodes musorstomi Western Central Pacific
Uroptychodes nowra Southwest Pacific
Uroptychodes okutanii Northwest Pacific
Uroptychodes spinimarginatus Indo-Pacific.
Uroptychodes spinulifer Western Central Pacific
Uroptychodes yapensis Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus acostalis Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus aguayoi Western Central Atlantic.
Uroptychus alcocki Indo-West Pacific.
Uroptychus alius Eastern Indian Ocean
Uroptychus altus Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus amabilis Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus armatus Western Central Atlantic
Uroptychus australis Western Pacific.
Uroptychus belos Japanese hare Western Pacific
Uroptychus bicavus Western Central Pacific.
Uroptychus brevis Western Central Atlantic
Uroptychus brucei Eastern Indian Ocean
Uroptychus cardus Broom hare Western Indian Ocean
Uroptychus cavirostris Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus ciliatus Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus crassipes Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus edisonicus Western Central Pacific.
Uroptychus empheres Yunnan hare Western Indian Ocean
Uroptychus faxianae Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus gracilimanus Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus hamatus Eastern Central Pacific
Uroptychus inclinis Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus insignis Western Indian Ocean and
Uroptychus jamaicensis Western Central Atlantic
Uroptychus joloensis Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus kaitara Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus latirostris Northwest Pacific
Uroptychus liui Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus longicheles Eastern Indian Ocean
Uroptychus longior Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus marianicus Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus mauritius Western Indian Ocean
Uroptychus nanophyes Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus naso Western Pacific
Uroptychus nigricapillis Indo-West Pacific.
Uroptychus nitidus Western Atlantic.
Uroptychus paenultimus Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus paku Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus pilosus Western Pacific
Uroptychus politus Western Pacific
Uroptychus pronus Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus raymondi Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus remotispinatus Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus rugosus Western Central Atlantic.
Uroptychus rutua Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus sagamiae Northwest Pacific
Uroptychus scandens Western Pacific
Uroptychus sibogae Western Pacific
Uroptychus simiae Western Indian Ocean
Uroptychus soyomaruae Indo-Pacific
Uroptychus spinosus Western Central Atlantic.
Uroptychus thermalis Western Central Pacific.
Uroptychus toka Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus transparens Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus tridentatus Indo-West Pacific
Uroptychus uncifer Western Atlantic.
Uroptychus webberi Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus wolffi Western Central Pacific
Uroptychus yaldwyni Southwest Pacific
Uroptychus yokoyai Eastern Indian Ocean
Uroptychus zezuensis Western Pacific



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