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Family: Arcturidae



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Neoarcturus stebbingnordenstami
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Neoarcturus youngi
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Oxyarcturus beliaevei
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Oxyarcturus dubius
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Oxyarcturus spinosus
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Paradolichiscus debilis
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Paradolichiscus gaussianus
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Parapleuroprion tarasovi
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Parastacilla bakeri
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Parastacilla tingara
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Parastacilla torus
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South Australia.

Parastacilla truculenta Hale, 1924

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Parastacilla truculenta
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Pleuroprion chlebovitschi
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Pleuroprion chuni
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Pleuroprion fabulosum
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Pleuroprion fabulosus
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Pleuroprion frigidum
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Pleuroprion furcatum
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Pleuroprion hystrix
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Pleuroprion intermedium
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Pleuroprion iturupicum
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Pleuroprion murdochi
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Pleuroprion pacificum
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Pleuroprion toporoki
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Spectarcturus multispinatus
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Spinarcturus natalensis
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Thermoarcturus venezuelensis
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Antarctic Atlantic.

Tuberarcturus belgicae (Monod, 1925)

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Tuberarcturus belgicae
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Tuberarcturus cactiformis
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Tuberarcturus drygalskii
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Tuberarcturus fungifer
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Tuberarcturus pallidoculus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neoarcturus stebbingnordenstami 1990
Neoarcturus youngi South Africa. 1978
Oxyarcturus beliaevei Antarctic Indian Ocean 1967
Oxyarcturus dubius Antarctic. 1967
Oxyarcturus spinosus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Paradolichiscus debilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1937
Paradolichiscus gaussianus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1914
Parapleuroprion tarasovi Okhotsk Sea. 1935
Parastacilla bakeri South Australia. 1924
Parastacilla tingara Australia. 2000
Parastacilla torus Australia. 2000
Parastacilla truculenta South Australia. 1924
Pleuroprion chlebovitschi Kuril Is. 1972
Pleuroprion chuni South Africa. 1902
Pleuroprion fabulosum Sea of Okhotsk. 1955
Pleuroprion fabulosus Sea of Okhotsk. 1955
Pleuroprion frigidum Greenland. 1916
Pleuroprion furcatum N.W. Pacific. 1982
Pleuroprion hystrix Norwegian Sea. 1877
Pleuroprion intermedium Northwest Pacific 1899
Pleuroprion iturupicum Kuril Is. 1979
Pleuroprion murdochi Arctic Ocean 1898
Pleuroprion pacificum Sea of Okhotsk. 1955
Pleuroprion toporoki Kuril Is. 1972
Spectarcturus multispinatus Kuril Is. 1981
Spinarcturus natalensis South Africa. 1978
Thermoarcturus venezuelensis Venezuela. 1971
Tuberarcturus belgicae Antarctic Atlantic. 1925
Tuberarcturus cactiformis Antarctic. 1967
Tuberarcturus drygalskii Davis Sea. 1914
Tuberarcturus fungifer Western Antarctic. 1998
Tuberarcturus pallidoculus South Sandwich Is. 1998



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