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Family: Notarchidae (See list of species below)

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13 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bursatella kachii
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Bursatella leachii
[Ragged seahare]


Dolabrifera brazieri
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Dolabrifera dolabrifera
[Warty seacat]
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Notarchus punctatus
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Petalifera albomaculata
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Petalifera petalifera
[Petaled petalifera]


Petalifera ramosa
[Ramose sea hare]
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Phyllaplysia engeli
[Turtlegrass seahare]
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Phyllaplysia smaragda
[Emerald leafslug]
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Phyllaplysia taylori
[Zebra leafslug]
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Stylocheilus citrinus
[Yellow seacat]


Stylocheilus longicauda
[Longtail seacat]
13 Species of Family Notarchidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bursatella kachii Northeast Atlantic
Bursatella leachii Ragged seahare Circumglobal tropical, te 25 TL
Dolabrifera brazieri Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL
Dolabrifera dolabrifera Warty seacat Circumglobal in warm trop 4 TL
Notarchus punctatus Western Atlantic and the 7 NG
Petalifera albomaculata Eastern Central Pacific
Petalifera petalifera Petaled petalifera Atlantic Ocean and the Me 4 DL
Petalifera ramosa Ramose sea hare Western Atlantic and Indo 2 TL
Phyllaplysia engeli Turtlegrass seahare Western Atlantic. 2 DL
Phyllaplysia smaragda Emerald leafslug Western Atlantic 2.2 DL
Phyllaplysia taylori Zebra leafslug Eastern Pacific 8 TL
Stylocheilus citrinus Yellow seacat Indo-West Pacific 4 TL
Stylocheilus longicauda Longtail seacat Indo-Pacific and Western 6.5 TL



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