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Family: Aphroditidae



(See list of species below)


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46 species (see list below)
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Aphrodita abyssalis
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Photo by Scott, Sue

Arctic, Northeast Atlanti
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1761

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Aphrodita aculeata
[Sea mouse]
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Aphrodita acuminata
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Aphrodita alta
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Aphrodita armifera
[Copper sea mouse]
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Aphrodita australis
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Aphrodita brevitentaculata
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Aphrodita castanea
[Chestnut sea mouse]
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Aphrodita defendens
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Aphrodita diplops
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Aphrodita falcifera
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Aphrodita hastata
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Aphrodita intermedia
[]

Photo by Cowles, David

Pacific Ocean.

Aphrodita japonica von Marenzeller, 1879

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Aphrodita japonica
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Aphrodita longipalpa
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Aphrodita mexicana
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Aphrodita negligens
[Dishevelled sea-mouse]
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Aphrodita obtecta
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Aphrodita parva
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Aphrodita perarmata
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Aphrodita refulgida
[Green sea mouse]
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Aphrodita roulei
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Aphrodita talpa
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Aphrogenia alba
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Aphrogenia nigropunctata
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Hermionopsis levisetosa
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Heteraphrodita altoni
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Laetmonice benthaliana
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Laetmonice bicolor
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Laetmonice erinaceus
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Laetmonice filicornis
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Laetmonice hystrix
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Laetmonice nuchipapillata
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Laetmonice pellucida
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Eastern Pacific and Antar

Laetmonice producta Grube, 1877

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Laetmonice producta
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Laetmonice willemoesi
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Laetmonice wyvillei
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Pontogenia chrysocoma
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Pontogenia curva
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Pontogenia indica
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Pontogenia laeviseta
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Pontogenia lichaucoi
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Pontogenia maggiae
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Pontogenia nuda
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Pontogenia phaeogramma
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Pontogenia sericoma
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aphrodita abyssalis Southwest Pacific 1996
Aphrodita aculeata Sea mouse Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 20 TL 1761
Aphrodita acuminata Western Central Atlantic 1887
Aphrodita alta Mediterranean Sea. 1856
Aphrodita armifera Copper sea mouse Eastern Central Pacific 1910
Aphrodita australis Northwest Pacific 1865
Aphrodita brevitentaculata Northwest Pacific 1917
Aphrodita castanea Chestnut sea mouse Eastern Pacific 1910
Aphrodita defendens Eastern Pacific 1919
Aphrodita diplops Western Central Atlantic 1977
Aphrodita falcifera Eastern Pacific 1939
Aphrodita hastata North Atlantic 1905
Aphrodita intermedia North Atlantic 1885
Aphrodita japonica Pacific Ocean. 1879
Aphrodita longipalpa Eastern Pacific 1917
Aphrodita mexicana Eastern Pacific 1975
Aphrodita negligens Dishevelled sea-mouse Eastern Pacific. 1905
Aphrodita obtecta Western Central Atlantic 1887
Aphrodita parva Eastern Pacific 1905
Aphrodita perarmata Mediterranean Sea. 1906
Aphrodita refulgida Green sea mouse Eastern Pacific 1910
Aphrodita roulei Eastern Pacific 1917
Aphrodita talpa Indo-West Pacific 1866
Aphrogenia alba Western Central Atlantic 1855
Aphrogenia nigropunctata Western Central Atlantic 1916
Hermionopsis levisetosa Western Central Atlantic 1923
Heteraphrodita altoni Western Central Atlantic 1966
Laetmonice benthaliana Indo-West Pacific and the 1885
Laetmonice bicolor Western Indian Ocean 1875
Laetmonice erinaceus Western Indian Ocean 1866
Laetmonice filicornis Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1855
Laetmonice hystrix Western Atlantic, the Med 1820
Laetmonice nuchipapillata Western Central Atlantic 1906
Laetmonice pellucida Western Central Atlantic 1903
Laetmonice producta Eastern Pacific and Antar 1877
Laetmonice willemoesi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1885
Laetmonice wyvillei Southern Ocean 1885
Pontogenia chrysocoma Western Central Atlantic 1865
Pontogenia curva Western Central Atlantic 1919
Pontogenia indica Western Central Pacific 1875
Pontogenia laeviseta Eastern Pacific 1939
Pontogenia lichaucoi Western Central Pacific 1965
Pontogenia maggiae Western Central Atlantic 1906
Pontogenia nuda Western Pacific 1917
Pontogenia phaeogramma Western Central Pacific. 1990
Pontogenia sericoma Western Central Atlantic 1887



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