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Family: Photidae



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106 species (see list below)
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Exiliphotis petila
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Gammaropsis alamoana
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Gammaropsis amchitkensis
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Gammaropsis angustimana
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Gammaropsis barnardi
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Gammaropsis blaisus
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Gammaropsis chionoecetophila
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Gammaropsis dentata
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Gammaropsis dentifera
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Gammaropsis digitata
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Gammaropsis effrena
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Gammaropsis ellisi
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Gammaropsis elvirae
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Gammaropsis exsertipes
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Gammaropsis georgiana
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Gammaropsis hephaestus
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Gammaropsis kergueleni
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Gammaropsis lobata
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Gammaropsis longicornis
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Gammaropsis maculata
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Gammaropsis maculatus
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Gammaropsis mamola
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Gammaropsis martesia
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Gammaropsis melanops
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Gammaropsis nitida
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Gammaropsis ocellata
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Gammaropsis ociosa
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Gammaropsis palmata
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Gammaropsis pokipoki
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Gammaropsis purpurescens
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Gammaropsis serricrus
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Gammaropsis setosa
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Gammaropsis shoemakeri
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Gammaropsis sophiae
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Gammaropsis spinosa
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Gammaropsis sublitoralis
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Gammaropsis sutherlandi
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Gammaropsis thompsoni
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Gammaropsis togoensis
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Gammaropsis triodon
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Graciliphotis ruthae
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Latigammaropsis abbotti
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Latigammaropsis afra
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Latigammaropsis akhenateni
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Latigammaropsis athenae
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Latigammaropsis atlantica
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Latigammaropsis christenseni
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Latigammaropsis dionysus
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Latigammaropsis hermes
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Latigammaropsis hestia
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Latigammaropsis kaumaka
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Latigammaropsis pali
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Megamphopus abbotti
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Megamphopus angustilobatus
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Megamphopus cornutus
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Megamphopus dimorpha
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Megamphopus effrenus
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Megamphopus elephantis
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Megamphopus longicornis
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Megamphopus martesia
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Microphotis blachei
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Photis aina
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Photis baeckmannae
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Photis bifurcata
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Photis brevipes
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Photis californica
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Photis chiconola
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Photis conchicola
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Photis davei
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Photis dentata
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Photis elephantis
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Photis fischmanni
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Photis hawaiensis
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Photis kapapa
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Photis kurilica
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Photis lacia
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Photis linearmanus
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Photis longicaudata
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Photis longipes
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Photis macinerneyi
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Photis macrocarpa
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Photis macrocoxa
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Photis macromana
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Photis macromanus
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Photis macrotica
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Photis melanica
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Photis melanicus
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Photis oligochaeta
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Photis pachydactyla
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Photis parvidons
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Photis pirloti
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Photis pollex
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Photis pugnator
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Photis reinhardi
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Photis spasskii
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Photis spinicarpa
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Photis tenuicornis
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Photis trapherus
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Photis typhlops
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Photis vinogradovi
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Photis viuda
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Podoceropsis inaequistylis
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Podoceropsis kermadeci
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Podoceropsis lindahlii
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Podoceropsis nitida
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Virgammaropsis artemis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Exiliphotis petila 2019
Gammaropsis alamoana 1970
Gammaropsis amchitkensis 1983
Gammaropsis angustimana 1983
Gammaropsis barnardi Northeast Pacific 1975
Gammaropsis blaisus Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Gammaropsis chionoecetophila Antarctic Atlantic 1983
Gammaropsis dentata Southwest Pacific 1900
Gammaropsis dentifera Southern Oceans 1879
Gammaropsis digitata Southern Oceans 1938
Gammaropsis effrena Southern Oceans 1964
Gammaropsis ellisi Northeast Pacific 1983
Gammaropsis elvirae Northeast Pacific 2019
Gammaropsis exsertipes Antarctic Indian Ocean 1888
Gammaropsis georgiana Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Gammaropsis hephaestus Western Central Pacific 2009
Gammaropsis kergueleni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1926
Gammaropsis lobata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1920
Gammaropsis longicornis Southern Oceans 1906
Gammaropsis maculata Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M 1928
Gammaropsis maculatus Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M 1828
Gammaropsis mamola Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M 1962
Gammaropsis martesia Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, M 1964
Gammaropsis melanops Arctic and Northern Atlan 1883
Gammaropsis nitida Northwest Pacific, Northe 1853
Gammaropsis ocellata Northwest Pacific, Northe 1994
Gammaropsis ociosa Northwest Pacific, Northe 1962
Gammaropsis palmata Mediterranean Sea 1891
Gammaropsis pokipoki Mediterranean Sea 1970
Gammaropsis purpurescens Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Gammaropsis serricrus Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Gammaropsis setosa Antarctic Atlantic 1983
Gammaropsis shoemakeri Antarctic Atlantic 1983
Gammaropsis sophiae Antarctic Atlantic 1861
Gammaropsis spinosa Antarctic Atlantic 1942
Gammaropsis sublitoralis Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Gammaropsis sutherlandi Western Central Atlantic. 1980
Gammaropsis thompsoni Northeast Pacific 1898
Gammaropsis togoensis Northwest Pacific 1925
Gammaropsis triodon Antarctic Atlantic 1926
Graciliphotis ruthae Western Central Pacific 2009
Latigammaropsis abbotti Indo-West Pacific. 1965
Latigammaropsis afra Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Latigammaropsis akhenateni Central Pacific 2014
Latigammaropsis athenae Western Central Pacific 2009
Latigammaropsis atlantica Northwest Pacific and Wes 1888
Latigammaropsis christenseni Western Central Pacific. 1995
Latigammaropsis dionysus Western Central Pacific 2009
Latigammaropsis hermes Western Central Pacific 2009
Latigammaropsis hestia Western Central Pacific 2009
Latigammaropsis kaumaka Western Central Pacific 1970
Latigammaropsis pali Western Central Pacific 1970
Megamphopus abbotti Western Central Pacific
Megamphopus angustilobatus Western Central Pacific 1991
Megamphopus cornutus Eastern Atlantic and the 1869
Megamphopus dimorpha Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Megamphopus effrenus Antarctic Atlantic 1964
Megamphopus elephantis Antarctic Atlantic 1932
Megamphopus longicornis Antarctic Atlantic 1911
Megamphopus martesia Antarctic Atlantic 1964
Microphotis blachei Western Indian Ocean 1952
Photis aina Western Central Pacific 1970
Photis baeckmannae Western Central Pacific 1951
Photis bifurcata Canada 1962
Photis brevipes Canada 1942
Photis californica Canada 1913
Photis chiconola Canada 1964
Photis conchicola Canada 1936
Photis davei Western Central Pacific 2009
Photis dentata Western Atlantic 1945
Photis elephantis Southeast Pacific 1962
Photis fischmanni Southeast Pacific 1951
Photis hawaiensis Northwest Pacific 1955
Photis kapapa Northwest Pacific 1970
Photis kurilica Northwest Pacific 1955
Photis lacia Canada 1962
Photis linearmanus Canada 1994
Photis longicaudata Northeast Atlantic and th 1862
Photis longipes Mediterranean. 1893
Photis macinerneyi Canada 1983
Photis macrocarpa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1888
Photis macrocoxa Antarctic Indian Ocean
Photis macromana Western Atlantic 1978
Photis macromanus Western Atlantic 1978
Photis macrotica Western Atlantic 1962
Photis melanica Western Atlantic 1980
Photis melanicus Western Atlantic 1980
Photis oligochaeta Canada 1983
Photis pachydactyla Canada 1983
Photis parvidons Canada 1983
Photis pirloti Western Central Pacific 1985
Photis pollex Northeast Atlantic 1895
Photis pugnator Western Central Atlantic 1945
Photis reinhardi Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1842
Photis spasskii Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1951
Photis spinicarpa Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1942
Photis tenuicornis Arctic and Northwest Atla 1882
Photis trapherus Western Atlantic 1991
Photis typhlops Western Atlantic 1994
Photis vinogradovi Western Atlantic 1951
Photis viuda Canada 1962
Podoceropsis inaequistylis Canada 1930
Podoceropsis kermadeci Southwest Pacific 1888
Podoceropsis lindahlii Southwest Pacific 1888
Podoceropsis nitida Southwest Pacific 1982
Virgammaropsis artemis Western Central Pacific 2009



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