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Family: Amphiporidae (See list of species below)

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35 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amphiporella baltica []	Amphiporus angulatus [Chevron amphiporus]	No picture found Amphiporus antifuscus []
Amphiporus bimaculatus [Chevron ribbon worm]	No picture found Amphiporus bioculatus []	No picture found Amphiporus caecus []
No picture found Amphiporus californicus []	No picture found Amphiporus cervicalis []	No picture found Amphiporus exilis []
No picture found Amphiporus formidabilis [White ribbon worm]	No picture found Amphiporus frontalis []	No picture found Amphiporus griseus []
No picture found Amphiporus groenlandicus []	No picture found Amphiporus hastatus []	No picture found Amphiporus heterosorus []
No picture found Amphiporus imparispinosus [Pink-fronted ribbon worm]	No picture found Amphiporus lactifloreus []	No picture found Amphiporus leuciodus []
No picture found Amphiporus moseleyi []	No picture found Amphiporus musculus []	No picture found Amphiporus nebulosus []
No picture found Amphiporus ochraceus []	No picture found Amphiporus parvus []	No picture found Amphiporus pulcher []
No picture found Amphiporus punctatulus []	No picture found Amphiporus regius []	No picture found Amphiporus rubellus []
No picture found Amphiporus sinuosus []	No picture found Communoporus hagmeieri []	No picture found Proneurotes baltica []
No picture found Zygonemertes albida []	No picture found Zygonemertes glandulosa []	No picture found Zygonemertes thalassina []
No picture found Zygonemertes virescens []	No picture found Zygonemertes wadjemupensis []

35 Species of Family Amphiporidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphiporella baltica		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiporus angulatus	Chevron amphiporus	Eastern Pacific, Northern
Amphiporus antifuscus		Northern Pacific
Amphiporus bimaculatus	Chevron ribbon worm	Pacific Ocean and the Arc	15 TL
Amphiporus bioculatus		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiporus caecus		Canada.
Amphiporus californicus		East Central Pacific
Amphiporus cervicalis		Northern Pacific
Amphiporus exilis		Northeast Pacific.
Amphiporus formidabilis	White ribbon worm	Northeast Pacific
Amphiporus frontalis		Canada.
Amphiporus griseus		Canada.
Amphiporus groenlandicus		Northwest Atlantic
Amphiporus hastatus		Northwest Atlantic
Amphiporus heterosorus		Northwest Atlantic
Amphiporus imparispinosus	Pink-fronted ribbon worm	Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Amphiporus lactifloreus		Northern hemisphere.
Amphiporus leuciodus		Northeast Pacific	7.5 TL
Amphiporus moseleyi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphiporus musculus		Northwest Pacific
Amphiporus nebulosus		Northeast Pacific
Amphiporus ochraceus		Canada.
Amphiporus parvus		Northwest Pacific
Amphiporus pulcher		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiporus punctatulus		Northern Pacific
Amphiporus regius		Northwest Pacific
Amphiporus rubellus		East Central Pacific	2.5 TL
Amphiporus sinuosus		Northwest Pacific
Communoporus hagmeieri		Northeast Atlantic
Proneurotes baltica		Northeast Atlantic
Zygonemertes albida		Northeast Pacific	2.5 TL
Zygonemertes glandulosa		Northwest Pacific
Zygonemertes thalassina		Northeast Pacific
Zygonemertes virescens		Western Central Atlantic.
Zygonemertes wadjemupensis		Eastern Indian Ocean

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