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Family: Xarifiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Lipochrus acroporinus []	No picture found Xarifia acicularis []	No picture found Xarifia anomala []
No picture found Xarifia diminuta []	No picture found Xarifia echinoporae []	No picture found Xarifia eminula []
No picture found Xarifia fastigiata []	No picture found Xarifia fimbriata []	No picture found Xarifia finitima []
No picture found Xarifia formosa []	No picture found Xarifia gerlachi []	No picture found Xarifia guttulifera []
No picture found Xarifia imitans []	No picture found Xarifia imparilis []	No picture found Xarifia jugalis []
No picture found Xarifia levis []	No picture found Xarifia mucronata []	No picture found Xarifia obesa []
No picture found Xarifia pectinea []	No picture found Xarifia quinaria []	No picture found Xarifia rosariae []
No picture found Xarifia sabiuraensis []	No picture found Xarifia sectilis []	No picture found Xarifia simplex []
No picture found Xarifia temnura []	No picture found Xarifia trituberata []	No picture found Xarifia tumorisa []
No picture found Xarifia umbonata []	No picture found Xarifia varilabrata []	No picture found Xarifia villosa []

30 Species of Family Xarifiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Lipochrus acroporinus		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia acicularis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia anomala		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia diminuta		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia echinoporae		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia eminula		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia fastigiata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia fimbriata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia finitima		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia formosa		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia gerlachi		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia guttulifera		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia imitans		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia imparilis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia jugalis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia levis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia mucronata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia obesa		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia pectinea		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia quinaria		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia rosariae		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia sabiuraensis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia sectilis		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia simplex		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia temnura		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia trituberata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia tumorisa		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia umbonata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia varilabrata		Western Central Pacific
Xarifia villosa		Western Central Pacific

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