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Family: Peltogastridae (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 Boschmaia munidicola []	No picture found Cyphosaccus chacei []	No picture found Cyphosaccus cornutus []
No picture found Cyphosaccus norvegicus []	No picture found Galatheascus minutus []	No picture found Galatheascus striatus []
No picture found Lernaeodiscus ingolfi []	No picture found Lernaeodiscus okadai []	No picture found Lernaeodiscus porcellanae []
No picture found Lernaeodiscus pusillus []	No picture found Lernaeodiscus schmitti []	No picture found Lernaeodiscus squamiferae []
No picture found Lernaeodiscus tableta []	No picture found Lernaeodiscus triangularis []	No picture found Parthenopea subterranea []
No picture found Peltogaster curvatus []	No picture found Peltogaster paguri []	No picture found Peltogaster purpureus []
No picture found Peltogaster sulcata []	No picture found Peltogasterella sulcata []	No picture found Septosaccus rodriguezi []
No picture found Tortugaster fistulatus []	No picture found Trachelosaccus hymenodorae []	No picture found Triangulus galatheae []
No picture found Triangulus munidae []

25 Species of Family Peltogastridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Boschmaia munidicola		Western Atlantic.
Cyphosaccus chacei		Western Indian and Wester
Cyphosaccus cornutus		Western Indian and Wester
Cyphosaccus norvegicus		Northeast Atlantic
Galatheascus minutus		Western Indian and Wester
Galatheascus striatus		Northeast Atlantic.
Lernaeodiscus ingolfi		Eastern Atlantic and the
Lernaeodiscus okadai		Western Pacific
Lernaeodiscus porcellanae		Northeast Pacific and Wes
Lernaeodiscus pusillus		Western Indian Ocean
Lernaeodiscus schmitti		Western Central Atlantic
Lernaeodiscus squamiferae		Eastern Atlantic and the
Lernaeodiscus tableta		Western Central Pacific
Lernaeodiscus triangularis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Parthenopea subterranea		Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Peltogaster curvatus		Northeast Atlantic
Peltogaster paguri		Northeast Atlantic
Peltogaster purpureus		Southwest Atlantic
Peltogaster sulcata		Southwest Atlantic
Peltogasterella sulcata		Northeast Atlantic
Septosaccus rodriguezi		Northeast Atlantic
Tortugaster fistulatus		Western Indian and Wester
Trachelosaccus hymenodorae		Northeast Atlantic
Triangulus galatheae		Northeast Atlantic and th
Triangulus munidae		Northeast Atlantic.

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