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Family: Dajidae



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37 species
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Aegophila cappa
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Akrophryxus acinaces
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Akrophryxus milvus
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Akrophryxus pallipalicus
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Arthrophryxus beringanus
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Colophryxus novangliae
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Dajus afromysidis
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Dajus mysidis
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Dajus siriella
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Heterophryxus appendiculatus
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Holophryxus acanthephyrae
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Holophryxus alascensis
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Holophryxus alaskensis
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Holophryxus fusiformis
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Holophryxus giardi
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Holophryxus polyandrus
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Holophryxus quadratahumerale
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Holophryxus septapodus
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Notophryxus clypeatus
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Notophryxus globularis
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Notophryxus lateralis
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Notophryxus lobatus
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Notophryxus lobus
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Notophryxus longicaudatus
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Notophryxus ovalis
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Notophryxus ovoides
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Oculophryxus bicaulis
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Prodajus bigelowiensis
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Prodajus curviabdominalis
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Prodajus gastrosacci
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Prodajus lobiancoi
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Prodajus ostendensis
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Prodajus ovatus
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Telephryxus clypeus
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Zonophryxus dodecapus
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Zonophryxus probisowa
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Zonophryxus quinquedens
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aegophila cappa Northeast Pacific 2021
Akrophryxus acinaces Northwest Pacific 2022
Akrophryxus milvus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Akrophryxus pallipalicus Northwest Pacific 2022
Arthrophryxus beringanus Northwest Pacific 1908
Colophryxus novangliae Long Island, New York, US 1908
Dajus afromysidis India. 1963
Dajus mysidis India. 1842
Dajus siriella India. 1885
Heterophryxus appendiculatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1885
Holophryxus acanthephyrae Eastern Central Atlantic 1913
Holophryxus alascensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Holophryxus alaskensis Eastern Central Atlantic 1905
Holophryxus fusiformis Eastern Central Atlantic 1937
Holophryxus giardi Eastern Central Atlantic 1908
Holophryxus polyandrus Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Holophryxus quadratahumerale Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Holophryxus septapodus Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Notophryxus clypeatus Arctic. 1885
Notophryxus globularis Pacific Ocean. 1885
Notophryxus lateralis South Atlantic. 1885
Notophryxus lobatus India. 1963
Notophryxus lobus Antarctic. 1977
Notophryxus longicaudatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1914
Notophryxus ovalis Antarctic. 1977
Notophryxus ovoides Norway. 1882
Oculophryxus bicaulis E. Pacific, off Baja Cali 1996
Prodajus bigelowiensis E. Pacific, off Baja Cali 1982
Prodajus curviabdominalis Japan. 2005
Prodajus gastrosacci India. 1963
Prodajus lobiancoi India. 1903
Prodajus ostendensis Northeast Atlantic 1909
Prodajus ovatus India. 1963
Telephryxus clypeus Western Central Atlantic 2021
Zonophryxus dodecapus Eastern Central Atlantic. 1949
Zonophryxus probisowa Eastern Central Atlantic. 2021
Zonophryxus quinquedens Antarctic Atlantic 1913



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