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Family: Canthocamptidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphibiperita neotropica []	No picture found Attheyella nordenskioldii []	No picture found Canthocamptus glacialis []
No picture found Canthocamptus staphylinus []	No picture found Cletocamptus affinis []	No picture found Cletocamptus helobius []
No picture found Cletocamptus merbokensis []	No picture found Elaphoidella grandidieri []	No picture found Epactophanes richardi []
No picture found Evansula incerta []	No picture found Evansula pygmaea []	No picture found Heteropsyllus exiguus []
No picture found Heteropsyllus major []	No picture found Heteropsyllus rostratus []	No picture found Mesochra flava []
No picture found Mesochra mexicana []	No picture found Mesochra parva []	No picture found Mesochra prowazeki []
No picture found Mesochra pygmaea []	No picture found Mesochra quadrispinosa []	No picture found Mesochra schmidti []
No picture found Mesochra wolskii []	No picture found Stenocaris kliei []	No picture found Stenocaris minor []

24 Species of Family Canthocamptidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphibiperita neotropica		Atlantic Ocean.
Attheyella nordenskioldii		Arctic
Canthocamptus glacialis		Arctic
Canthocamptus staphylinus		Western Indian Ocean
Cletocamptus affinis		Northwest Pacific
Cletocamptus helobius		Western Central Atlantic
Cletocamptus merbokensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Elaphoidella grandidieri		Asia
Epactophanes richardi		Northeast Atlantic
Evansula incerta		Northeast Atlantic
Evansula pygmaea		Northeast Atlantic
Heteropsyllus exiguus		Arctic
Heteropsyllus major		Arctic
Heteropsyllus rostratus		Arctic
Mesochra flava		Southwest Pacific
Mesochra mexicana		Western Central Atlantic
Mesochra parva		Southwest Pacific
Mesochra prowazeki		Northwest Pacific
Mesochra pygmaea		Western Central Pacific
Mesochra quadrispinosa		Northwest Pacific
Mesochra schmidti		Atlantic Ocean.
Mesochra wolskii		Western Central Atlantic
Stenocaris kliei		Northeast Atlantic
Stenocaris minor		Northeast Atlantic

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