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Family: Hemiuridae



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99 species
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Anahemiurus microcercus
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Aponurus argentini
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Aponurus californicus
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Aponurus intermedius
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Aponurus pacificus
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Aponurus trachinoti
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Brachadena pyriformis
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Brachyphallus amuriensis
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Brachyphallus crenatus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL

 
Brachyphallus parvus
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Bunocotyle mugilis
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Derogenes crassus
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Derogenes macrostoma
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Derogenes varicus
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Dichadena acuta
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Dichadena galeata
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Dinosoma oregonensis
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Dinosoma pectoralis
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Dinosoma rubrum
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Dinosoma tortum
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Dinurus barbatus
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Dinurus breviductus
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Dinurus euthynni
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Dinurus longisinus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL

 
Dinurus scombri
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL

 
Dinurus tornatus
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Dissosaccus laevis
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Ectenurus americanus
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Ectenurus lepidocybii
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL

 
Ectenurus lepidus
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Ectenurus virgulus
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Ectenurus yamagutii
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Erilepturus tiegsi
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Genarchopsis muelleri
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Genolinea aburame
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Genolinea anura
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Genolinea laticauda
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Genolinea lintoni
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Genolinea manteri
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Genolinea montereyensis
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Genolinea oncorhynchi
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Genolinea tanyopa
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Glomericirrus ulmeri
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Gonocerca haedrichi
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Gonocerca oregonensis
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Gonocerca oshoro
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Gonocerca phycidis
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Gonocercella trachinoti
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Hemipera nicolli
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Hemiurus levinseni
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Hemiurus luehei
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Hemiurus odhneri
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Hysterolecitha elongata
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Hysterolecitha rosea
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Hysterolecitha trilocalis
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Intuscirrus aspicotti
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Lecithaster confusus
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Lecithaster gibbosus
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Lecithaster helodes
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Lecithaster minimus
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Lecithaster mugilis
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Lecithaster salmonis
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Lecithaster sayori
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Lecithaster stellatus
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Lecithochirium albulae
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Lecithochirium keokeo
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Lecithochirium magnaporum
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Lecithochirium medium
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Lecithochirium microstomum
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Lecithochirium monticellii
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Lecithochirium parvum
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Lecithochirium platessae
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Lecithochirium polynemi
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Lecithocladium aegyptense
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Lecithocladium excisum
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Lecithocladium harpodontis
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Lecithophyllum botryophorum
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Lecithophyllum pyriforme
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Lecithophyllum sphaerolecithum
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Lecithophyllum trachinoti
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Lethadena profunda
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Leurodera decora
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Macradena perfecta
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Macradenina acanthuri
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Magniscyphus taboganus
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Myosaccium ecaude
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Opisthadena cheni
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Opisthadena dimidia
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Parahemiurus bennettae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL

 
Parahemiurus merus
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Parahemiurus noblei
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Parahemiurus sardiniae
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Plerurus carangi
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Sterrhurus floridensis
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Sterrhurus imocavus
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Sterrhurus magnatestis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL

 
Sterrhurus musculus
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Sterrhurus taboganus
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Tubulovesicula lindbergi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anahemiurus microcercus
Aponurus argentini
Aponurus californicus
Aponurus intermedius
Aponurus pacificus
Aponurus trachinoti
Brachadena pyriformis
Brachyphallus amuriensis
Brachyphallus crenatus Northeast Atlantic and th
Brachyphallus parvus Western Central Atlantic 0.1 TL
Bunocotyle mugilis Western Central Atlantic
Derogenes crassus Western Central Atlantic
Derogenes macrostoma Western Central Atlantic
Derogenes varicus Eastern Pacific, Northern 1784
Dichadena acuta Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dichadena galeata Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinosoma oregonensis Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinosoma pectoralis Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinosoma rubrum Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinosoma tortum Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinurus barbatus Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinurus breviductus Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinurus euthynni Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinurus longisinus Eastern Pacific, Northern
Dinurus scombri Western Central Atlantic 0.5 TL
Dinurus tornatus Western Atlantic and Indo 0.2 TL
Dissosaccus laevis Western Atlantic and Indo
Ectenurus americanus Western Atlantic and Indo
Ectenurus lepidocybii Western Atlantic and Indo
Ectenurus lepidus Western Central Atlantic 0.5 TL
Ectenurus virgulus Western Central Atlantic
Ectenurus yamagutii Western Central Atlantic
Erilepturus tiegsi Western Central Pacific 1935
Genarchopsis muelleri Western Central Pacific
Genolinea aburame Western Central Pacific
Genolinea anura Western Central Pacific
Genolinea laticauda Northeast Pacific
Genolinea lintoni Northeast Pacific
Genolinea manteri Northeast Pacific
Genolinea montereyensis Northeast Pacific
Genolinea oncorhynchi Northeast Pacific
Genolinea tanyopa Northeast Pacific
Glomericirrus ulmeri Northeast Pacific
Gonocerca haedrichi Northeast Pacific
Gonocerca oregonensis Northeast Pacific
Gonocerca oshoro Northeast Pacific
Gonocerca phycidis Northeast Pacific
Gonocercella trachinoti Northeast Pacific
Hemipera nicolli Northeast Pacific
Hemiurus levinseni Northern Atlantic and the
Hemiurus luehei Northeast Atlantic
Hemiurus odhneri Northeast Atlantic
Hysterolecitha elongata Northeast Atlantic
Hysterolecitha rosea Northeast Atlantic
Hysterolecitha trilocalis Northeast Atlantic
Intuscirrus aspicotti Northeast Atlantic
Lecithaster confusus Northeast Atlantic
Lecithaster gibbosus Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster helodes Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster minimus Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster mugilis Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster salmonis Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster sayori Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithaster stellatus Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithochirium albulae Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithochirium keokeo Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lecithochirium magnaporum Western Central Pacific
Lecithochirium medium Western Central Pacific
Lecithochirium microstomum Southeast Pacific 1935
Lecithochirium monticellii Southeast Pacific
Lecithochirium parvum Southeast Pacific
Lecithochirium platessae Southeast Pacific
Lecithochirium polynemi Western Central Pacific 1945
Lecithocladium aegyptense Western Central Pacific 1963
Lecithocladium excisum Western Central Pacific
Lecithocladium harpodontis Western Central Pacific
Lecithophyllum botryophorum Western Central Pacific
Lecithophyllum pyriforme Western Central Pacific
Lecithophyllum sphaerolecithum Western Central Pacific
Lecithophyllum trachinoti Western Central Pacific
Lethadena profunda Western Central Pacific
Leurodera decora Western Central Pacific
Macradena perfecta Western Central Pacific
Macradenina acanthuri Western Central Pacific
Magniscyphus taboganus Western Central Pacific
Myosaccium ecaude Western Central Pacific
Opisthadena cheni Western Central Pacific
Opisthadena dimidia Western Central Pacific
Parahemiurus bennettae Western Central Pacific
Parahemiurus merus Western Atlantic and the 0.4 TL
Parahemiurus noblei Western Atlantic and the
Parahemiurus sardiniae Western Atlantic and the
Plerurus carangi Western Atlantic and the
Sterrhurus floridensis Western Atlantic and the
Sterrhurus imocavus Western Atlantic and the
Sterrhurus magnatestis Western Atlantic and the
Sterrhurus musculus Northwest Pacific, Atlant 0.2 TL
Sterrhurus taboganus Northwest Pacific, Atlant
Tubulovesicula lindbergi Northeast Pacific



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