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Family: Hyssuridae



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45 species (see list below)
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Belura acuticauda
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Belura pillara
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Galziniella polynesica
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Hyssura bacescui
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Hyssura gracilis
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Hyssura ligurica
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Hyssura producta
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Hyssura profunda
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Hyssura reptans
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Hyssura vimsae
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Kupellonura afareaitu
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Kupellonura biriwa
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Kupellonura capensis
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Kupellonura caudoserrata
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Kupellonura cryosi
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Kupellonura currawan
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Kupellonura flexibilis
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Kupellonura formosa
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Kupellonura gidgee
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Kupellonura imswe
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Kupellonura indonesica
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Kupellonura macaroni
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Kupellonura marrongie
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Kupellonura mediterranea
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Kupellonura proberti
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Kupellonura racovitzai
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Kupellonura serritelson
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Kupellonura werawera
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Neohyssura atlantica
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Neohyssura bilara
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Neohyssura gladia
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Neohyssura irpex
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Neohyssura skolops
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Neohyssura spinicauda
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Stellanthura caribbica
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Stellanthura cryptobia
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Xenanthura acuticauda
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Xenanthura bacescui
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Xenanthura brevitelson
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Xenanthura conchae
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Xenanthura linearis
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Xenanthura orientalis
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Xenanthura sinaica
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Xenanthura ulawa
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Xenanthura victoriae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Belura acuticauda Southwest Atlantic 1985
Belura pillara Eastern Indian Ocean 1988
Galziniella polynesica Society Is. 1991
Hyssura bacescui Off North Carolina, USA. 1982
Hyssura gracilis Bermuda Rise. 1982
Hyssura ligurica Northeast Atlantic and th 1981
Hyssura producta N. Atlantic. 1886
Hyssura profunda Mediterranean. 1925
Hyssura reptans Mediterranean. 2021
Hyssura vimsae New Jersey, Virginia, USA 1978
Kupellonura afareaitu Society Is. 1991
Kupellonura biriwa Victoria, Australia. 1988
Kupellonura capensis South Africa. 1975
Kupellonura caudoserrata Western Central Pacific 1994
Kupellonura cryosi Eastern Atlantic. 2006
Kupellonura currawan New South Wales. 1988
Kupellonura flexibilis Mediterranean. 1982
Kupellonura formosa Georgia, USA. 1966
Kupellonura gidgee Lizard Is., Australia. 1988
Kupellonura imswe Western Central Atlantic 1982
Kupellonura indonesica Western Central Atlantic 2021
Kupellonura macaroni Western Central Atlantic 2021
Kupellonura marrongie Lizard Is., Australia. 1988
Kupellonura mediterranea Mediterranean. 1925
Kupellonura proberti New Zealand. 1985
Kupellonura racovitzai Falkland Is. 1985
Kupellonura serritelson Bermuda. 1981
Kupellonura werawera Queensland, Australia. 1988
Neohyssura atlantica Eastern Central Atlantic 1987
Neohyssura bilara Queensland, Australia. 1988
Neohyssura gladia Western Indian Ocean. 2000
Neohyssura irpex Georgia, USA. 1966
Neohyssura skolops South Africa. 1978
Neohyssura spinicauda Mediterranean. 1901
Stellanthura caribbica Mediterranean. 1990
Stellanthura cryptobia Mediterranean. 1979
Xenanthura acuticauda Mediterranean. 1985
Xenanthura bacescui Brazil. 1979
Xenanthura brevitelson Western Central Atlantic 1925
Xenanthura conchae Colombia (Caribbean). 1990
Xenanthura linearis India. 1954
Xenanthura orientalis India. 1935
Xenanthura sinaica Sinai. 1981
Xenanthura ulawa Queensland, Australia. 1988
Xenanthura victoriae Seychelles. 2000



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