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Family: Phoxocephalidae



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161 species
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Atlantiphoxus wajapi
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Beringiaphoxus beringianus
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Birubius banksi
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Birubius batei
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Birubius casuarina
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Birubius kingae
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Birubius nauarchuncus
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Birubius oti
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Birubius parvus
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Cephalophoxoides fortisetus
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Cephalophoxoides homilis
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Cephalophoxoides kergueleni
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Cephalophoxoides obtusimanus
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Coxophoxus coxalis
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Coxophoxus hidalgo
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Eobrolgus chumashi
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Eobrolgus pontarpioides
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Eobrolgus spinosus
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Eyakia calcarata
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Eyakia robusta
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Foxiphalus aleuti
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Foxiphalus apache
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Foxiphalus cognatus
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Foxiphalus falciformis
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Foxiphalus fucaximeus
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Foxiphalus golfensis
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Foxiphalus obtusidens
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Foxiphalus secasius
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Foxiphalus similis
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Foxiphalus slatteryi
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Foxiphalus xiximeus
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Antarctic Atlantic.

Fuegiphoxus fuegiensis (Schellenberg, 1931)

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Fuegiphoxus fuegiensis
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Fuegiphoxus inutilus
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Grandifoxus acanthinus
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Grandifoxus aciculata
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Grandifoxus constantinus
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Grandifoxus dixonensis
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Grandifoxus grandis
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Grandifoxus lindbergi
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Grandifoxus longirostris
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Grandifoxus nasutus
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Grandifoxus pseudonasutus
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Grandifoxus vulpinus
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Harpinia abyssi
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Harpinia antennaria
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Harpinia cabotensis
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Harpinia clivicola
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Harpinia crenulata
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Harpinia gurjanovae
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Harpinia kobjakovae
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Harpinia laevis
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Harpinia mucronata
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Harpinia orientalis
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Harpinia pacifica
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Harpinia pectinata
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Harpinia plumosa
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Harpinia propinqua
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Harpinia salebrosa
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Harpinia serrata
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Harpinia tarasovi
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Harpinia truncata
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Harpiniopsis amundseni
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Harpiniopsis emeryi
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Harpiniopsis epistomata
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Harpiniopsis fulgens
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Harpiniopsis galera
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Harpiniopsis gurjanovae
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Harpiniopsis hayashisanae
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Harpiniopsis naiadis
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Harpiniopsis percellaris
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Harpiniopsis petulans
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Harpiniopsis profundis
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Harpiniopsis similis
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Harpiniopsis triplex
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Harpiniopsis vadiculus
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Heterophoxus affinis
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Heterophoxus conlanae
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Heterophoxus ellisi
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Heterophoxus nitellus
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Heterophoxus oculatus
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Heterophoxus pellusidus
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Heterophoxus shoemakeri
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Heterophoxus trichosus Barnard, 1932

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Heterophoxus trichosus
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Southern Ocean

Heterophoxus videns Barnard, 1930

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Heterophoxus videns
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Joubinella bychovskii
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Joubinella ciliata
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Joubinella traditor
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Leptophoxoides longisetae
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Leptophoxus falcatus
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Limnoporeia cooki
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Limnoporeia woorake
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Majoxiphalus major
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Majoxiphalus maximus
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Mandibulophoxus alaskensis
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Mandibulophoxus gilesi
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Mandibulophoxus hawaiiloa
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Mandibulophoxus mayi
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Mandibulophoxus uncirostratus
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Metaphoxus frequens
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Metaphoxus fultoni
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Metaphoxus pectinatus
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Metaphoxus simplex
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Metaphoxus varanus
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Metharpinia coronadoi
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Metharpinia floridana
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Metharpinia jonesi
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Metharpinia longirostris
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Metharpinia oripacifica
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Microphoxus cornutus
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Microphoxus minimus
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Parametaphoxus asiaensis
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Parametaphoxus quaylei
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Paraphoxus beringiensis
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Paraphoxus bicuspidatus
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Paraphoxus cognatus
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Paraphoxus communis
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Paraphoxus daboius
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Paraphoxus gracilis
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Paraphoxus maculatus
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Paraphoxus obtusidens
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Paraphoxus oculatus
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Paraphoxus pacificus
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Paraphoxus robustus
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Paraphoxus rugosus
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Paraphoxus similis
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Paraphoxus simplex
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Paraphoxus tridentatus
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Paraphoxus variatus
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Parharpinia obliqua
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Parharpinia rotundifrons
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Phoxocephalus holbolli
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Phoxocephalus homilis
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Phoxorgia sinuata
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Pontharpinia nasuta
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Antarctic Atlantic.

Proharpinia antipoda Schellenberg, 1931

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Proharpinia antipoda
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Protophoxus australis
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Pseudharpinia antarctica
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Pseudharpinia cariniceps
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Pseudharpinia dentata
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Pseudharpinia excavata
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Pseudharpinia inexpectata
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Pseudharpinia macrospinosa
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Pseudharpinia obtusifrons
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Rhepoxynius abronius
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Rhepoxynius barnardi
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Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus
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Rhepoxynius boreovariatus
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Rhepoxynius daboius
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Rhepoxynius epistomus
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Rhepoxynius fatigans
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Rhepoxynius gemmatus
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Rhepoxynius heterocuspidatus
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Rhepoxynius homocuspidatus
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Rhepoxynius hudsoni
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Rhepoxynius lucubrans
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Rhepoxynius menziesi
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Rhepoxynius pallidus
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Rhepoxynius stenodes
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Rhepoxynius tridentatus
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Rhepoxynius variatus
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Rhepoxynius vigitegus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atlantiphoxus wajapi Southwest Atlantic 2020
Beringiaphoxus beringianus Southwest Atlantic 1994
Birubius banksi Western Central Pacific 2009
Birubius batei Western Central Pacific 1879
Birubius casuarina Western Central Pacific 2009
Birubius kingae Western Central Pacific 2009
Birubius nauarchuncus Northwest Pacific 2008
Birubius oti Western Central Pacific 2009
Birubius parvus Western Central Pacific 2009
Cephalophoxoides fortisetus Western Central Pacific 2019
Cephalophoxoides homilis Northeast Pacific 1960
Cephalophoxoides kergueleni Southern Ocean 1888
Cephalophoxoides obtusimanus Southern Ocean 2019
Coxophoxus coxalis Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Coxophoxus hidalgo Antarctic Atlantic 1966
Eobrolgus chumashi Northeast Pacific 1981
Eobrolgus pontarpioides Northeast Pacific 1953
Eobrolgus spinosus Western Central Atlantic 1903
Eyakia calcarata Southeast Pacific 1938
Eyakia robusta Northeast Pacific 1908
Foxiphalus aleuti Northeast Pacific 1982
Foxiphalus apache Northeast Pacific 1982
Foxiphalus cognatus Northeast Pacific 1960
Foxiphalus falciformis Northeast Pacific 1994
Foxiphalus fucaximeus Northeast Pacific 1994
Foxiphalus golfensis Northeast Pacific 1982
Foxiphalus obtusidens Northeast Pacific 1936
Foxiphalus secasius Northeast Pacific 1982
Foxiphalus similis Northeast Pacific 1960
Foxiphalus slatteryi Northeast Pacific 1994
Foxiphalus xiximeus Northeast Pacific 1982
Fuegiphoxus fuegiensis Antarctic Atlantic. 1931
Fuegiphoxus inutilus Antarctic Atlantic 1980
Grandifoxus acanthinus Antarctic Atlantic 1982
Grandifoxus aciculata Antarctic Atlantic 1982
Grandifoxus constantinus Antarctic Atlantic 1994
Grandifoxus dixonensis Antarctic Atlantic 1994
Grandifoxus grandis Antarctic Atlantic 1856
Grandifoxus lindbergi Antarctic Atlantic 1953
Grandifoxus longirostris Antarctic Atlantic 1938
Grandifoxus nasutus Antarctic Atlantic 1936
Grandifoxus pseudonasutus Antarctic Atlantic 1994
Grandifoxus vulpinus Antarctic Atlantic 1982
Harpinia abyssi Antarctic Atlantic 1879
Harpinia antennaria Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1893
Harpinia cabotensis Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1930
Harpinia clivicola Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1981
Harpinia crenulata Northern Atlantic and the 1871
Harpinia gurjanovae Northern Atlantic and the
Harpinia kobjakovae Northern Atlantic and the
Harpinia laevis Northeast Atlantic 1891
Harpinia mucronata Arctic and Northwest Atla 1879
Harpinia orientalis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Harpinia pacifica Arctic and Northwest Atla
Harpinia pectinata Northeast Atlantic and th 1891
Harpinia plumosa Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Harpinia propinqua Arctic and Northern Atlan 1891
Harpinia salebrosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Harpinia serrata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1879
Harpinia tarasovi Arctic and Northern Atlan
Harpinia truncata Northeast Atlantic and th 1891
Harpiniopsis amundseni Arctic 1946
Harpiniopsis emeryi Arctic 1960
Harpiniopsis epistomata Arctic 1960
Harpiniopsis fulgens Pacific Ocean. 1960
Harpiniopsis galera Pacific Ocean. 1960
Harpiniopsis gurjanovae Pacific Ocean. 1936
Harpiniopsis hayashisanae Northwest Pacific 1992
Harpiniopsis naiadis Northwest Pacific 1960
Harpiniopsis percellaris Northwest Pacific 1971
Harpiniopsis petulans Northwest Pacific 1966
Harpiniopsis profundis Northwest Pacific 1960
Harpiniopsis similis Arctic 1925
Harpiniopsis triplex Arctic 1971
Harpiniopsis vadiculus Northwest Pacific 1987
Heterophoxus affinis Northeast Pacific 1908
Heterophoxus conlanae Northeast Pacific 1994
Heterophoxus ellisi Northeast Pacific 1994
Heterophoxus nitellus Northeast Pacific 1960
Heterophoxus oculatus Western Atlantic 1908
Heterophoxus pellusidus Western Atlantic 1991
Heterophoxus shoemakeri Western Atlantic 2020
Heterophoxus trichosus Antarctic Atlantic. 1932
Heterophoxus videns Southern Ocean 1930
Joubinella bychovskii Southern Ocean 1952
Joubinella ciliata Southern Ocean 1908
Joubinella traditor Southern Ocean 1932
Leptophoxoides longisetae Southern Ocean 2022
Leptophoxus falcatus Southern Ocean 1883
Limnoporeia cooki Western Central Pacific 2009
Limnoporeia woorake Western Central Pacific 1978
Majoxiphalus major Western Central Pacific 1960
Majoxiphalus maximus Western Central Pacific 1994
Mandibulophoxus alaskensis Western Central Pacific 1994
Mandibulophoxus gilesi Western Central Pacific 1957
Mandibulophoxus hawaiiloa Western Central Pacific 1998
Mandibulophoxus mayi Northeast Pacific 1994
Mandibulophoxus uncirostratus Northeast Pacific 1890
Metaphoxus frequens Northeast Pacific 1960
Metaphoxus fultoni Northern Pacific and the 1890
Metaphoxus pectinatus Northern Pacific and the 1896
Metaphoxus simplex Northwest Pacific 1857
Metaphoxus varanus Western Central Pacific 2009
Metharpinia coronadoi Western Central Pacific 1980
Metharpinia floridana Western Central Atlantic 1933
Metharpinia jonesi Western Central Atlantic 1963
Metharpinia longirostris Western Central Atlantic 1931
Metharpinia oripacifica Western Atlantic 1980
Microphoxus cornutus Western Atlantic 1960
Microphoxus minimus Western Atlantic 1960
Parametaphoxus asiaensis Northwest Pacific 1992
Parametaphoxus quaylei Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus beringiensis Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus bicuspidatus Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus cognatus Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus communis Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus daboius Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus gracilis Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus maculatus Northeast Pacific 1900
Paraphoxus obtusidens Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus oculatus Arctic, Pacific Ocean and 1879
Paraphoxus pacificus Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus robustus Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus rugosus Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus similis Northeast Pacific 1994
Paraphoxus simplex Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus tridentatus Northeast Pacific
Paraphoxus variatus Northeast Pacific
Parharpinia obliqua Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Parharpinia rotundifrons Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Phoxocephalus holbolli Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Phoxocephalus homilis Arctic and Northern Atlan
Phoxorgia sinuata Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Pontharpinia nasuta Antarctic Atlantic
Proharpinia antipoda Antarctic Atlantic. 1931
Protophoxus australis Western Pacific 1930
Pseudharpinia antarctica Western Pacific 1991
Pseudharpinia cariniceps Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Pseudharpinia dentata Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Pseudharpinia excavata Antarctic Atlantic 1887
Pseudharpinia inexpectata Antarctic Atlantic 1994
Pseudharpinia macrospinosa Antarctic Atlantic 2006
Pseudharpinia obtusifrons Southern Ocean 1888
Rhepoxynius abronius Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius barnardi Canada 1994
Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius boreovariatus Canada 1994
Rhepoxynius daboius Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius epistomus Western Atlantic 1938
Rhepoxynius fatigans Western Atlantic 1960
Rhepoxynius gemmatus Western Atlantic 1969
Rhepoxynius heterocuspidatus Western Atlantic 1960
Rhepoxynius homocuspidatus Western Atlantic 1982
Rhepoxynius hudsoni Western Central Atlantic 1982
Rhepoxynius lucubrans Western Central Atlantic 1960
Rhepoxynius menziesi Western Central Atlantic 1982
Rhepoxynius pallidus Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius stenodes Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius tridentatus Canada 1954
Rhepoxynius variatus Canada 1960
Rhepoxynius vigitegus Canada 1971



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