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Family: Chthamalidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Catomerus polymerus []	No picture found Caudoeuraphia caudata []	No picture found Chamaesipho brunnea []
No picture found Chamaesipho columna [Barnacles]	No picture found Chamaesipho tasmanica []	No picture found Chinochthamalus scutelliformis []
No picture found Chthamalus angustitergum []	Chthamalus antennatus []	No picture found Chthamalus barnesi []
No picture found Chthamalus bisinuatus []	No picture found Chthamalus challengeri [Common sessile barnacle]	No picture found Chthamalus dalli [Small acorn barnacle]
No picture found Chthamalus fissus []	No picture found Chthamalus fragilis [Fragile barnacle]	No picture found Chthamalus malayensis []
No picture found Chthamalus montagui []	No picture found Chthamalus moro []	No picture found Chthamalus neglectus []
No picture found Chthamalus proteus [Proteus' rock barnacle]	No picture found Chthamalus sinensis []	No picture found Chthamalus stellatus []
No picture found Euraphia devaneyi []	No picture found Euraphia hembeli []	No picture found Euraphia rhizophorae []
No picture found Jehlius cirratus [Picacho barnacle]	No picture found Microeuraphia depressa []	No picture found Microeuraphia permitini []
No picture found Microeuraphia withersi []	No picture found Nesochthamalus intertextus []	No picture found Notochthamalus scabrosus [Scabrous barnacle]
No picture found Octomeris brunnea []	No picture found Octomeris sulcata [Sulcated chthamalid barnacle]	No picture found Pseudoeuraphia montgomeryi []
No picture found Rehderella belyaevi []	No picture found Tetrachthamalus sinensis []

35 Species of Family Chthamalidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Catomerus polymerus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Caudoeuraphia caudata		Indo-West Pacific.
Chamaesipho brunnea		Southwest Pacific
Chamaesipho columna	Barnacles	Indo-Pacific.	0.09 WD
Chamaesipho tasmanica		Eastern Indian Ocean
Chinochthamalus scutelliformis		Western Pacific
Chthamalus angustitergum		Western Indian and Wester
Chthamalus antennatus		Western Pacific
Chthamalus barnesi		Western Indian Ocean
Chthamalus bisinuatus		Southwest Atlantic
Chthamalus challengeri	Common sessile barnacle	Indo-West Pacific.
Chthamalus dalli	Small acorn barnacle	Eastern Pacific
Chthamalus fissus		Northeast Pacific
Chthamalus fragilis	Fragile barnacle	Western Indian Ocean, Sou
Chthamalus malayensis		Indo-West Pacific.	1.7 WD
Chthamalus montagui		Eastern Atlantic
Chthamalus moro		Western Central Pacific.
Chthamalus neglectus		Northwest Pacific
Chthamalus proteus	Proteus' rock barnacle	Western Central Pacific a
Chthamalus sinensis		Northwest Pacific
Chthamalus stellatus		Atlantic, Western Indian	1.2 WD
Euraphia devaneyi		Southeast Pacific	4.5 WD
Euraphia hembeli		Indo-West Pacific	7.5 TRKW
Euraphia rhizophorae		Southwest Atlantic
Jehlius cirratus	Picacho barnacle	Southeast Pacific
Microeuraphia depressa		Mediterranean and Black S
Microeuraphia permitini		Western Indian Ocean
Microeuraphia withersi		Indo-West Pacific.
Nesochthamalus intertextus		Pacific Ocean.	1.4 WD
Notochthamalus scabrosus	Scabrous barnacle	Southeast Pacific
Octomeris brunnea		Indo-West Pacific.
Octomeris sulcata	Sulcated chthamalid barnacle	Northwest Pacific.
Pseudoeuraphia montgomeryi		Western Central Pacific	0.28 WD
Rehderella belyaevi		Eastern Pacific	0.9 WD
Tetrachthamalus sinensis		Northwest Pacific

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