Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Arhythmacanthidae



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25 species
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Acanthocephaloides claviformis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL

 
Acanthocephaloides cyrusi
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Acanthocephaloides distinctus
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Acanthocephaloides geniticus
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Acanthocephaloides ichiharai
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Acanthocephaloides incrassatus
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Acanthocephaloides neobythitis
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Acanthocephaloides propinguus
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Acanthocephaloides rhinoplagusiae
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Breizacanthus irenae
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Breizacanthus ligur
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Calakmulrhynchus amini
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Euzetacanthus simplex
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Heterosentis fusiformis
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Heterosentis heteracanthus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Heterosentis overstreeti
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Heterosentis paraplagusiarum
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Heterosentis plotosi
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Heterosentis septacanthus
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Heterosentis thapari
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Neoacanthocephaloides spinicaudatus
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Paracanthocephaloides chabanaudi
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Paracanthocephaloides kostylewi
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Paracanthocephaloides tripathii
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Max. Length 0.0 cm BL

 
Spiracanthus bovichthys
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocephaloides claviformis 1987
Acanthocephaloides cyrusi Western Indian Ocean 0.4 TL 1988
Acanthocephaloides distinctus Western Indian Ocean 1969
Acanthocephaloides geniticus Mediterranean Sea. 1986
Acanthocephaloides ichiharai Mediterranean Sea. 1987
Acanthocephaloides incrassatus Mediterranean Sea. 1858
Acanthocephaloides neobythitis Mediterranean Sea. 1939
Acanthocephaloides propinguus Black Sea 1845
Acanthocephaloides rhinoplagusiae Black Sea 1935
Breizacanthus irenae Black Sea 1969
Breizacanthus ligur Black Sea 1975
Calakmulrhynchus amini Western Central Atlantic 2020
Euzetacanthus simplex Western Central Atlantic 1810
Heterosentis fusiformis Western Central Atlantic 1935
Heterosentis heteracanthus Atlantic Antarctic 1896
Heterosentis overstreeti Western Indian Ocean 0.1 TL 1978
Heterosentis paraplagusiarum Western Indian Ocean 1972
Heterosentis plotosi Western Indian Ocean 1935
Heterosentis septacanthus Western Indian Ocean 1969
Heterosentis thapari Western Indian Ocean 1979
Neoacanthocephaloides spinicaudatus Western Indian Ocean 1954
Paracanthocephaloides chabanaudi Western Indian Ocean 1951
Paracanthocephaloides kostylewi Black Sea 1933
Paracanthocephaloides tripathii Black Sea 1969
Spiracanthus bovichthys Southeast Pacific. 0.0 BL 2002



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