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Family: Sagittidae



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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Abosagitta grata
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Abosagitta macra
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Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Abosagitta rasilis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Abosagitta taeniata
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Accedosagitta firmulus
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Accedosagitta minuta
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Aidanosagitta acinacis
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Aidanosagitta acus
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Max. Length 1.9 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta alvarinoae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta bedfordii
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Aidanosagitta bella
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Aidanosagitta candida
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Chu, Elaine

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm BL
Aidanosagitta crassa(Tokioka, 1938)

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Aidanosagitta crassa
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Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta delicata
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta demipenna
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Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta erythraea
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Aidanosagitta golicovi
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta guileri
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Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta johorensis
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Aidanosagitta lepida
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Aidanosagitta macilenta
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Max. Length 0.5 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta meenakshiae
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Aidanosagitta murex
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Max. Length 0.5 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta nairi
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Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta neglecta
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Aidanosagitta oblonga
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Max. Length 0.8 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta oceania
[Arrow worm]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta ophicephala
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Aidanosagitta pilum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta regularis
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Aidanosagitta scarlatovi
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Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta septata
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Aidanosagitta subulata
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Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Aidanosagitta tropica
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Aidanosagitta venusta
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Bathysagitta scaphicephala
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Max. Length 2.1 cm BL
 
Caecosagitta aberrantis
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Caecosagitta angelae
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Max. Length 1.6 cm BL
 
Caecosagitta caeca
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Max. Length 2.2 cm BL
 
Caecosagitta jerryi
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Max. Length 2.2 cm BL
 
Caecosagitta macrocephala
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Max. Length 2.5 cm BL
 
Caecosagitta takasii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Decipisagitta decipiens
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Max. Length 3 cm BL
 
Decipisagitta sibogae
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Max. Length 0.8 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta americana
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Ferosagitta cristallina
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Max. Length 1.8 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta ferox
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta galerita
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Chu, Elaine

Western Atlantic and west
Max. Length 1.1 cm BL
Ferosagitta hispida(Conant, 1895)

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Ferosagitta hispida
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Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta madhupratapi
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta paulula
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Max. Length 2.2 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta robusta
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Max. Length 0.8 cm BL
 
Ferosagitta siamensis
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Max. Length 3.2 cm BL
 
Flaccisagitta adenensis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm BL
 
Flaccisagitta enflata
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Max. Length 7 cm BL
 
Flaccisagitta hexaptera
[Chaetognaths]
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Leptosagitta acicula
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Leptosagitta alba
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Leptosagitta collariata
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Leptosagitta eris
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Leptosagitta exigua
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Leptosagitta icis
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Leptosagitta nudata
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Leptosagitta ocis
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Leptosagitta pogodini
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Leptosagitta schakovi
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Mesosagitta exilis
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Mesosagitta formosa
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Max. Length 1 cm BL
 
Mesosagitta minima
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Mesosagitta neodecipiens
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Mesosagitta slunini
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Mesosagitta velox
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Oligoradiata entis
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Oligoradiata mills
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Oligoradiata pellucida
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Omittosagitta alvarinoe
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Omittosagitta bacilaris
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Omittosagitta diaphana
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Omittosagitta galzowi
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Parasagitta brevicauda
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Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Parasagitta chilensis
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Max. Length 3 cm BL
 
Parasagitta elegans
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Max. Length 1.6 cm BL
 
Parasagitta euneritica
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Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Parasagitta friderici
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Max. Length 2 cm BL
 
Parasagitta megalophthalma
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Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Parasagitta peruviana
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Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
 
Parasagitta popovicii
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Parasagitta septicoela
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Chu, Elaine

Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
Parasagitta setosa(Müller J., 1847)

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Parasagitta setosa
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Max. Length 1.1 cm BL
 
Parasagitta tenuis
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Chu, Elaine

Antarctic and sub-Antarct
Max. Length 10.5 cm BL
Pseudosagitta gazellae(Ritter-Záhony, 1909)

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Pseudosagitta gazellae
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Max. Length 4.2 cm BL
 
Pseudosagitta lyra
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Max. Length 9 cm BL
 
Pseudosagitta maxima
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Max. Length 6 cm BL
 
Pseudosagitta scrippsae
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Max. Length 2 cm BL
 
Sagitta ai
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Chu, Elaine

Circumglobal in temperate
Max. Length 1.9 cm BL
Sagitta bipunctataQuoy & Gaimard, 1827

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Sagitta bipunctata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Sagitta bombayensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Sagitta bruuni
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Max. Length 2 cm BL
 
Sagitta euxina
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Sagitta helenae
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Sagitta kussakini
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Max. Length 0.9 cm BL
 
Sagitta lacunae
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Sagitta modesta
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Max. Length 2.2 cm BL
 
Sagitta tokiokai
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Max. Length 1.9 cm BL
 
Serratosagitta bierii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm BL
 
Serratosagitta pacifica
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Max. Length 0.6 cm BL
 
Serratosagitta pseudoserratodentata
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Serratosagitta selkirki
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Max. Length 1.3 cm BL
 
Serratosagitta serratodentata
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Max. Length 3 cm BL
 
Serratosagitta tasmanica
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Max. Length 3.3 cm BL
 
Solidosagitta abyssicola
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Max. Length 2.9 cm BL
 
Solidosagitta marri
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Max. Length 3.7 cm BL
 
Solidosagitta planctonis
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Max. Length 4.5 cm BL
 
Solidosagitta zetesios
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Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
 
Zonosagitta bedoti
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Max. Length 4.1 cm BL
 
Zonosagitta izuensis
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Max. Length 1.2 cm BL
 
Zonosagitta littoralis
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Max. Length 3.6 cm BL
 
Zonosagitta lucida
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Chu, Elaine

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm BL
Zonosagitta nagae(Alvariño, 1967)

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Zonosagitta nagae
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Max. Length 2.4 cm BL
 
Zonosagitta pulchra
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