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Family: Aegidae



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144 species (see list below)
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Aega acuminata
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Aega acuticauda
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Aega affinis
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Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
 
Aega alazon
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Aega angustata
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Aega antarctica
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Aega antennata
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Aega antillensis
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Aega approximata
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Aega arctica
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Aega australis
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Aega banda
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Aega beri
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Aega bicarinata
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Aega bicavata
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Aega birubi
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Aega chelipous
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Aega concinna
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Aega coroo
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Aega crenulata
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Aega crozetensis
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Aega cyclops
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Aega dentata
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Aega deshaysiana
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Aega dofleini
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Aega dollfusi
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Aega ecarinata
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Aega edwardsi
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Aega efferata
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Aega emarginata
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Aega excisa
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Aega falcata
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Aega falklandica
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Aega fracta
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Aega francoisae
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Aega giganteocula
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Aega glacialis
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Aega gracilipes
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Aega hamiota
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Aega hirsuta
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Aega hirta
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Aega incisa
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Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
 
Aega japonica
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Aega kixalles
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Aega kwazulu
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Aega laevis
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Aega lecontii
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Aega leptonica
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Aega lethrina
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Aega longicornis
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Aega loveni
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Aega magnifica
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Aega maxima
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Aega megalops
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Aega microphthalma
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Aega monilis
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Aega monophthalma
[Fish biter]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Aega musorstom
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Aega nodosa
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Aega novizealandiae
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Aega perulis
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Aega platyantennata
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Aega plebeia
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Aega psora
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Aega punctulata
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Aega pushkini
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Aega quadratasinus
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Aega rickbruscai
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Aega rosacea
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Aega semicarinata Miers, 1875

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Aega semicarinata
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Aega serripes
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Aega sheni
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Aega spongiophila
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Aega stroemii
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Aega symmetrica
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Aega synopthalma
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Aega tenuipes
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Aega tridens
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Aega trulla
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Aega truncata
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Aega tumida
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Aega umpara
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Aega urotoma
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Aega Uschakovi
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Aega ventrosa
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Aega vigilans
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Aega warna
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Aega webbi
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Aega weberi
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Aegapheles kixalles
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Aegapheles musorstom
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Aegapheles rickbruscai
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Aegapheles trulla
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Aegiochus antarctica (Hodgson, 1910)

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Aegiochus antarctica
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Alitropus dimorphus
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Alitropus typus
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Barybrotes indus
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Rocinela affinis
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Rocinela americana
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Rocinela angustata
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Rocinela australis
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Rocinela belliceps
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Rocinela cornuta
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Rocinela cubensis
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Rocinela damnoniensis
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Rocinela danmoniensis
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Rocinela dumerilii
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Rocinela garricki
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Rocinela granulosa
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Rocinela hawaiiensis
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Rocinela insularis
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Rocinela japonica
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Rocinela juvenalis
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Rocinela kapala
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Rocinela laticauda
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Rocinela maculata
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Rocinela major
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Rocinela media
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Rocinela modesta
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Rocinela murilloi
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Rocinela niponia
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Rocinela oculata
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Rocinela orientalis
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Rocinela patriciae
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Rocinela propodialis
[Pink parasitic isopod]
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Rocinela richardsonae
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Rocinela signata
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Rocinela sila
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Rocinela simplex
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Rocinela tridens
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Rocinela tropicalis
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Rocinela tuberculosa
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Rocinela wetzeri
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Syscenus atlanticus
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Syscenus infelix
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Syscenus intermedius
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Syscenus karu
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Syscenus latus
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Syscenus lilljeborgii
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Syscenus moana
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Syscenus pacificus
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Syscenus peruanus
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Syscenus springthorpei
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Xenuraega ptilocera
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aega acuminata Galapagos Is. 1897
Aega acuticauda Western Central Pacific 1910
Aega affinis Western Central Pacific 1840
Aega alazon Southern Atlantic to Indo 5.8 TL 2004
Aega angustata New South Wales. 1901
Aega antarctica Northeast Atlantic and th 1910
Aega antennata Western Central Pacific 1910
Aega antillensis Western Central Atlantic 3.8 TL 1879
Aega approximata Western Central Pacific 1910
Aega arctica Western Central Pacific 1859
Aega australis New South Wales. 1901
Aega banda Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 2004
Aega beri New South Wales. 1983
Aega bicarinata New South Wales. 1818
Aega bicavata New South Wales. 1930
Aega birubi Southwest Pacific 3.9 TL 2004
Aega chelipous Madagascar. 1960
Aega concinna Madagascar. 1940
Aega coroo Western Pacific 1983
Aega crenulata Western Pacific 1859
Aega crozetensis Crozet Is. 1982
Aega cyclops New South Wales. 1882
Aega dentata Cuba. 1879
Aega deshaysiana Eastern Atlantic and the 3.6 TL 1840
Aega dofleini Eastern Atlantic and the 1910
Aega dollfusi Gulf of Suez. 1933
Aega ecarinata Bahamas. 1898
Aega edwardsi Tierra del Fuego. 1891
Aega efferata Tierra del Fuego. 1853
Aega emarginata Tierra del Fuego. 1818
Aega excisa Western Pacific 3.6 TL 1910
Aega falcata Northwest Pacific 2001
Aega falklandica Southwest Atlantic and An 1967
Aega fracta Southwest Atlantic and An 1940
Aega francoisae Galapagos Is. 1990
Aega giganteocula off Okinawa. 1988
Aega glacialis Antarctica. 1921
Aega gracilipes Scotland. 1895
Aega hamiota Western Central Pacific 3.5 TL 2004
Aega hirsuta France (Mediterranean). 1879
Aega hirta Australia. 1931
Aega incisa Mediterranean. 1879
Aega japonica Northwest Pacific 5.4 TL 2004
Aega kixalles Western Central Pacific 2004
Aega kwazulu Western Indian Ocean 3.9 TL 2004
Aega laevis Queensland, Australia. 1884
Aega lecontii California, USA. 1853
Aega leptonica Florida, USA. 1988
Aega lethrina Great Barrier Reef, Austr 1983
Aega longicornis off Galapagos Is. 1897
Aega loveni off Galapagos Is. 1886
Aega magnifica Southern Atlantic to Chil 1853
Aega maxima Near Galapagos Is. 1897
Aega megalops Portugal. 1886
Aega microphthalma North Sea (England). 1853
Aega monilis South Africa. 1914
Aega monophthalma Fish biter Western Central Pacific a 1834
Aega musorstom Western Central Pacific 3.9 TL 2004
Aega nodosa Eastern Indian Ocean 1879
Aega novizealandiae Southwest Pacific 1853
Aega perulis Off Peru. 1972
Aega platyantennata Japan. 1993
Aega plebeia Pacific Ocean 1897
Aega psora Atlantic Ocean and Wester 1758
Aega punctulata Atlantic Ocean and Wester 1881
Aega pushkini S.W. Indian Ocean. 1982
Aega quadratasinus Hawaii, USA. 1903
Aega rickbruscai Western Pacific 5 TL 2004
Aega rosacea France (Mediterranean). 1816
Aega semicarinata Southeast Pacific and Ant 1875
Aega serripes Southeast Pacific and Ant 1840
Aega sheni Indo-West Pacific. 2006
Aega spongiophila Western Central Pacific 1867
Aega stroemii Western Central Pacific 1859
Aega symmetrica Alaska, USA. 1905
Aega synopthalma Japan. 1909
Aega tenuipes Cuba. 1879
Aega tridens Cuba. 1815
Aega trulla Western Central Pacific 2004
Aega truncata Western Central Pacific 1910
Aega tumida Off Philippines. 1988
Aega umpara Indo-West Pacific 2004
Aega urotoma Indo-West Pacific 1914
Aega Uschakovi Chile. 1967
Aega ventrosa Norway. 1859
Aega vigilans Western Central Pacific 1881
Aega warna Indo-West Pacific 2004
Aega webbi Portugal. 1836
Aega weberi Indonesia. 1931
Aegapheles kixalles Western Central Pacific. 2004
Aegapheles musorstom Western Central Pacific. 2004
Aegapheles rickbruscai Western Central Pacific. 2004
Aegapheles trulla Western Central Pacific. 2004
Aegiochus antarctica Antarctic 1910
Alitropus dimorphus India. 1954
Alitropus typus Eastern Indian Ocean 1840
Barybrotes indus Eastern Indian Ocean 1879
Rocinela affinis Japan. 1904
Rocinela americana Maine, USA. 1879
Rocinela angustata Japan. 1904
Rocinela australis Straits of Magellan. 1879
Rocinela belliceps Washington, USA. 1864
Rocinela cornuta Northeast Pacific 1898
Rocinela cubensis Cuba. 1898
Rocinela damnoniensis Northeast Atlantic 1915
Rocinela danmoniensis Northeast Atlantic 1818
Rocinela dumerilii Mediterranean Sea 1849
Rocinela garricki New Zealand. 1957
Rocinela granulosa South Africa. 1914
Rocinela hawaiiensis Hawaii, USA. 1904
Rocinela insularis East Indies. 1879
Rocinela japonica Japan. 1898
Rocinela juvenalis Off Peru. 1972
Rocinela kapala New South Wales. 1988
Rocinela laticauda Mexico (Pacific). 1897
Rocinela maculata Vladivostok, Russia. 1879
Rocinela major Vladivostok, Russia. 1875
Rocinela media Indonesia. 1931
Rocinela modesta Off Panama (Pacific). 1897
Rocinela murilloi Costa Rica. 1992
Rocinela niponia Japan. 1909
Rocinela oculata Off Georgia, USA. 1883
Rocinela orientalis Indo-West Pacific. 1879
Rocinela patriciae Brazil. 1986
Rocinela propodialis Pink parasitic isopod Eastern Pacific and North 1905
Rocinela richardsonae Indonesia. 1931
Rocinela signata Western Atlantic 1879
Rocinela sila Western Atlantic 1925
Rocinela simplex Thailand. 1926
Rocinela tridens Washington, USA. 1947
Rocinela tropicalis Brazil. 1986
Rocinela tuberculosa Eastern Central Pacific 1898
Rocinela wetzeri Mexico (Pacific). 1992
Syscenus atlanticus Mexico (Pacific). 1988
Syscenus infelix Northwest Atlantic and th 1880
Syscenus intermedius Western Central Pacific. 1910
Syscenus karu Western Central Pacific. 2005
Syscenus latus Western Pacific 1909
Syscenus lilljeborgii Western Pacific 1885
Syscenus moana Western Central Pacific. 2005
Syscenus pacificus Western Pacific. 1981
Syscenus peruanus Southeast Pacific. 1972
Syscenus springthorpei Western Pacific. 1997
Xenuraega ptilocera Off Azores. 1909



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