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Family: Taeniacanthidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Anchistrotos tangi []	No picture found Cepolacanthus kimi []	No picture found Clavisodalis abbreviatus []
No picture found Clavisodalis dilatatus []	No picture found Clavisodalis parvibullatus []	No picture found Clavisodalis tenuis []
No picture found Echinosocius finitimus []	No picture found Echinosocius gulicolus []	No picture found Irodes sauridi []
No picture found Metataeniacanthus vulgaris []	No picture found Taeniacanthus aluteri []	No picture found Taeniacanthus kitamakura []
No picture found Taeniacanthus moa []

13 Species of Family Taeniacanthidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anchistrotos tangi		Western Indian Ocean
Cepolacanthus kimi		Western Indian Ocean
Clavisodalis abbreviatus		Western Central Pacific
Clavisodalis dilatatus		Western Central Pacific
Clavisodalis parvibullatus		Western Central Pacific
Clavisodalis tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Echinosocius finitimus		Western Central Pacific
Echinosocius gulicolus		Western Central Pacific
Irodes sauridi		Western Central Pacific
Metataeniacanthus vulgaris		Western Central Pacific
Taeniacanthus aluteri		Western Central Pacific
Taeniacanthus kitamakura		Western Central Pacific
Taeniacanthus moa		Indo-Pacific

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