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Family: Polychelidae blind lobsters



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42 species (see list below)
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Cardus crucifer
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Homeryon armarium
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Homeryon asper
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Pentacheles gibbus
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Max. Length 5.3 cm CL
 
Pentacheles laevis
[Blind lobster]
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Pentacheles obscurus
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Max. Length 5.1 cm CL
 
Pentacheles snyderi
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CL
 
Pentacheles validus
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Polycheles aculeatus
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Max. Length 6.3 cm CL
 
Polycheles amemiyai
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CL
 
Polycheles baccatus
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Max. Length 4.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles coccifer
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Polycheles crucifer
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Max. Length 5.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles enthrix
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Max. Length 7.5 cm CL
 
Polycheles kermadecensis
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Max. Length 4.7 cm CL
 
Polycheles martini
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Max. Length 6.0 cm CL
 
Polycheles perarmatus
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CL
 
Polycheles tanneri
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Circumglobal from tropica
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862

Photo by Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Polycheles typhlops
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Max. Length 4.1 cm CL
 
Stereomastis aculeata
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Stereomastis alis
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Max. Length 6.2 cm CL
 
Stereomastis auriculata
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CL
 
Stereomastis cerata
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Stereomastis evexa
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Max. Length 5.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis galil
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis helleri
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Max. Length 4.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis nana
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Max. Length 5.0 cm CL
 
Stereomastis pacifica
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CL
 
Stereomastis panglao
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Max. Length 6.5 cm CL
 
Stereomastis phosphorus
[Pink blind lobster]
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Stereomastis polita
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Stereomastis sculpta
[Blind lobsters]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis suhmi
[Deepsea blind lobster]
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Stereomastis surda
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Max. Length 5.9 cm CL
 
Stereomastis talismani
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Max. Length 3.7 cm CL
 
Stereomastis trispinosa
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Max. Length 8.1 cm CL
 
Willemoesia forceps
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Max. Length 5.8 cm CL
 
Willemoesia inornata
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Max. Length 8.2 cm CL
 
Willemoesia leptodactyla
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Max. Length 4.8 cm CL
 
Willemoesia pacifica
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Xylocheles macrops
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Xylocheles miersi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cardus crucifer Atlantic Ocean. 1873
Homeryon armarium Northwest Pacific 2000
Homeryon asper Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Pentacheles gibbus Indian Ocean. 1894
Pentacheles laevis Blind lobster Circumglobal 5.3 CL 1878
Pentacheles obscurus Indo-West Pacific. 1878
Pentacheles snyderi Indo-Pacific and the Nort 5.1 CL 1906
Pentacheles validus Indo-West Pacific and Atl 7.5 CL 1880
Polycheles aculeatus Western Central Pacific 2002
Polycheles amemiyai Northwest Pacific 6.3 CL 1933
Polycheles baccatus Central Pacific 4.2 CL 1878
Polycheles coccifer Indo-West Pacific 4.7 CL 2000
Polycheles crucifer Western Central Atlantic 1873
Polycheles enthrix Western Pacific. 5.7 CL 1878
Polycheles kermadecensis Western Pacific 7.5 CL 1920
Polycheles martini Western Pacific 4.7 CL 2002
Polycheles perarmatus Atlantic Ocean. 6.0 CL 1952
Polycheles tanneri Eastern Pacific 4.2 CL 1893
Polycheles typhlops Circumglobal from tropica 10 TL 1862
Stereomastis aculeata Pacific Ocean. 4.1 CL 2000
Stereomastis alis Southwest Pacific 2006
Stereomastis auriculata Indo-West Pacific. 6.2 CL 1878
Stereomastis cerata Eastern Indian Ocean 3.4 CL 1894
Stereomastis evexa Southeast Pacific 2000
Stereomastis galil Indo-West Pacific 5.6 CL 2002
Stereomastis helleri Indo-West Pacific. 4.6 CL 1878
Stereomastis nana Arctic, Indo-Pacific and 4.9 CL 1884
Stereomastis pacifica Eastern Pacific 5.0 CL 1893
Stereomastis panglao Western Central Pacific 4.6 CL 2008
Stereomastis phosphorus Pink blind lobster Indo-West Pacific. 6.5 CL 1894
Stereomastis polita Western Central Pacific 2000
Stereomastis sculpta Blind lobsters Circumglobal. 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Deepsea blind lobster Southeast Atlantic and Pa 3.9 CL 1878
Stereomastis surda Indo-Pacific 2000
Stereomastis talismani Eastern Atlantic 5.9 CL 1917
Stereomastis trispinosa Indo-West Pacific 3.7 CL 1905
Willemoesia forceps Western Central Pacific a 8.1 CL 1880
Willemoesia inornata Eastern Pacific 5.8 CL 1893
Willemoesia leptodactyla Worldwide. 8.2 CL 1873
Willemoesia pacifica Indo-Pacific. 4.8 CL 1920
Xylocheles macrops Western Pacific 1987
Xylocheles miersi Indo-West Pacific 1899



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