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Family: Acartiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acartia amboinensis []	No picture found Acartia bifilosa []	No picture found Acartia clausi []
No picture found Acartia danae []	No picture found Acartia discaudata []	No picture found Acartia edentata []
No picture found Acartia erythraea []	No picture found Acartia grani []	No picture found Acartia hudsonica []
No picture found Acartia lilljeborgii []	No picture found Acartia longiremis []	No picture found Acartia negligens []
No picture found Acartia pacifica []	No picture found Acartia plumosa []	No picture found Acartia spinata []
No picture found Acartia spinicauda []	No picture found Acartia tonsa []	No picture found Acartia tumida []
No picture found Acartiella faoensis []	No picture found Acartiella sinensis [Asian copepod]

20 Species of Family Acartiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Acartia amboinensis		Western Indian Ocean
Acartia bifilosa		Northern Atlantic, Northw
Acartia clausi		Northern Pacific and Nort
Acartia danae		Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Acartia discaudata		Northeast Atlantic
Acartia edentata		Western Central Pacific
Acartia erythraea		Indo-West Pacific
Acartia grani		Mediterranean.
Acartia hudsonica		Northeast Pacific, Northw
Acartia lilljeborgii		Atlantic Ocean.
Acartia longiremis		Northeast Pacific, Northe
Acartia negligens		Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Acartia pacifica		Indo-West Pacific
Acartia plumosa		Western Indian Ocean
Acartia spinata		Atlantic Ocean.
Acartia spinicauda		Northwest Pacific
Acartia tonsa		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Acartia tumida		Arctic
Acartiella faoensis		Western Indian Ocean
Acartiella sinensis	Asian copepod	Northwest Pacific

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