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Family: Ischnomesidae



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108 species (see list below)
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Bactromesus elegans
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Bactromesus gracilis
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Gomphomesus wolffi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm BL
 
Gracilimesus angustus
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Gracilimesus campensis
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Gracilimesus tenuispinis
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Haplomesus antarcticus
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Haplomesus bifurcatus
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Haplomesus biscayensis
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Haplomesus brevispinis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Haplomesus celticensis
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Haplomesus concinnus
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Haplomesus consanguensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Haplomesus corniculatus
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Haplomesus cornutus
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Haplomesus formosus
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Haplomesus franklinae
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Haplomesus gigas
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Haplomesus gorbunovi
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Max. Length 0.5 cm BL
 
Haplomesus hanseni
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Haplomesus insignis
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Haplomesus longiramus
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Haplomesus modestatenuis
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Haplomesus modestus
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Haplomesus orientalis
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Haplomesus ornatus
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Haplomesus profundicola
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Haplomesus quadrispinosus
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Haplomesus robustus
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Haplomesus scabriusculus
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Haplomesus thomsoni
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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Haplomesus tropicalis
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Haplomesus zuluensis
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Helomesus gorbunovi
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Helomesus menziesi
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Hetemmesus ctenobasius
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Heteromesus bifurcatus
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Heteromesus calcar
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Heteromesus ctenobasius
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Heteromesus dentatus
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Heteromesus drachi
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Heteromesus frigidus
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Heteromesus granulatus
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Heteromesus greeni
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Heteromesus inaffectus
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Heteromesus longiremis
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Heteromesus longiremus
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Heteromesus oryktus
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Heteromesus schmidtii
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Heteromesus similis
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Heteromesus spinescens
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Heteromesus spinosus
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Heteromesus thomsoni
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Heteromesus wolffi
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Ischnomesus anacanthus
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Ischnomesus andriashevi
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Ischnomesus antarcticus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus armatus
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus bacilloides
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus bacillopsis
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus bacillus
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Ischnomesus bidens
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Ischnomesus birsteini
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus bispinosus
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus bruuni
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Ischnomesus calcificus
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Ischnomesus caribbicus
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Ischnomesus carolinae
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Ischnomesus chardyi
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Ischnomesus curtispinis
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Ischnomesus decemspinosus
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Ischnomesus elongatus
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Ischnomesus fragilis
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Ischnomesus glabra
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Ischnomesus gracilis
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Ischnomesus hessleri
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Ischnomesus justi
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Ischnomesus latimanus
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Ischnomesus magnificus
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Ischnomesus multispinis
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Ischnomesus norvegicus
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Ischnomesus paucispinis
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Ischnomesus planus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus profundus
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Ischnomesus roseus
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Ischnomesus simplex
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Ischnomesus simplissimus
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Ischnomesus spaercki
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Ischnomesus tasmanensis
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Ischnomesus vinogradovi
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Ischnomesus wolffi
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Mixomesus pellucidus
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Stylomesus gracilis
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Stylomesus granulosus
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Stylomesus hexapodus
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Stylomesus hexaspinosus
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Stylomesus hexatuberculatus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Stylomesus inermis
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Stylomesus menziesi
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Stylomesus natalensis
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Stylomesus pacificus
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Stylomesus productus
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Stylomesus regularis
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Stylomesus sarsi
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Stylomesus simplex
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Stylomesus simulans
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Stylomesus spinulosus
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Stylomesus wolffi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bactromesus elegans S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Bactromesus gracilis S. Japan. 1960
Gomphomesus wolffi S. Japan. 1960
Gracilimesus angustus Northeast Atlantic and th 0.5 BL 1916
Gracilimesus campensis Northeast Atlantic and th 2019
Gracilimesus tenuispinis Northwest Atlantic and th 1916
Haplomesus antarcticus Northwest Atlantic and th 1968
Haplomesus bifurcatus S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Haplomesus biscayensis Northeast Atlantic 1975
Haplomesus brevispinis N.W. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus celticensis Northeast Atlantic 0.4 BL 2006
Haplomesus concinnus N.W. Pacific. 1971
Haplomesus consanguensis N.E. Pacific. 1980
Haplomesus corniculatus Antarctic Atlantic 0.4 BL 2004
Haplomesus cornutus N.W. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus formosus N. Central Pacific. 1981
Haplomesus franklinae Southwest Pacific 2003
Haplomesus gigas N.W. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus gorbunovi Arctic Ocean. 1946
Haplomesus hanseni Southwest Atlantic 0.5 BL 2006
Haplomesus insignis Davis Strait. 1916
Haplomesus longiramus Northeast Atlantic 2006
Haplomesus modestatenuis Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Haplomesus modestus Northwest Atlantic and th 1916
Haplomesus orientalis N. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus ornatus Davis Strait. 1962
Haplomesus profundicola N.W. Pacific. 1971
Haplomesus quadrispinosus Northeast Atlantic and th 1879
Haplomesus robustus N.W. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus scabriusculus N.W. Pacific. 1960
Haplomesus thomsoni N.W. Pacific. 1886
Haplomesus tropicalis Mediterranean and Caribbe 0.4 BL 1962
Haplomesus zuluensis South Africa. 1984
Helomesus gorbunovi E. Arctic Ocean. 1946
Helomesus menziesi E. Japan. 1960
Hetemmesus ctenobasius Northeast Atlantic.
Heteromesus bifurcatus Northwest Atlantic 1962
Heteromesus calcar Northern Atlantic 2006
Heteromesus ctenobasius Northern Atlantic 2006
Heteromesus dentatus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Heteromesus drachi Eastern Central Atlantic 1974
Heteromesus frigidus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Heteromesus granulatus Northwest Atlantic 1908
Heteromesus greeni Northeast Atlantic 1905
Heteromesus inaffectus Northeast Atlantic 2006
Heteromesus longiremis Northeast Atlantic 1916
Heteromesus longiremus Northwest Atlantic 1916
Heteromesus oryktus Northeast Atlantic 2006
Heteromesus schmidtii Northeast Atlantic 1916
Heteromesus similis Eastern Central Atlantic 1911
Heteromesus spinescens Northwest Atlantic 1908
Heteromesus spinosus Eastern Central Atlantic 1886
Heteromesus thomsoni North Pacific. 1886
Heteromesus wolffi Northern Atlantic 1974
Ischnomesus anacanthus Tasman Sea. 1962
Ischnomesus andriashevi N.W. Pacific. 1960
Ischnomesus antarcticus Antarctic. 1979
Ischnomesus armatus Davis Straits. 0.5 TL 1916
Ischnomesus bacilloides N. Pacific. 1.5 TL 1886
Ischnomesus bacillopsis South Africa. 0.7 TL 1920
Ischnomesus bacillus Antarctic and Southern Pa 1.4 TL 1886
Ischnomesus bidens S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Ischnomesus birsteini Kermadec Trench. 1962
Ischnomesus bispinosus Christiana Fjord. 0.3 TL 1868
Ischnomesus bruuni Southwest Pacific 1.4 TL 1956
Ischnomesus calcificus Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Ischnomesus caribbicus Caribbean Panama. 1962
Ischnomesus carolinae S. Atlantic. 1974
Ischnomesus chardyi European waters. 1988
Ischnomesus curtispinis European waters. 1992
Ischnomesus decemspinosus S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Ischnomesus elongatus Bougainville Trench. 1963
Ischnomesus fragilis N.W. Pacific. 1971
Ischnomesus glabra South Africa. 1984
Ischnomesus gracilis N. Atlantic. 1974
Ischnomesus hessleri European waters. 1988
Ischnomesus justi Southwest Pacific 2003
Ischnomesus latimanus N.W. Pacific. 1971
Ischnomesus magnificus S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Ischnomesus multispinis Caribbean Panama. 1962
Ischnomesus norvegicus Norwegian Sea. 1984
Ischnomesus paucispinis S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Ischnomesus planus Pacific Costa Rica. 1962
Ischnomesus profundus Davis Strait. 0.4 TL 1916
Ischnomesus roseus Pacific Costa Rica. 1962
Ischnomesus simplex Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Ischnomesus simplissimus S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Ischnomesus spaercki Southwest Pacific 1.6 TL 1956
Ischnomesus tasmanensis Southwest Pacific 2003
Ischnomesus vinogradovi N.W. Pacific. 1963
Ischnomesus wolffi S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Mixomesus pellucidus Tasman Sea. 1962
Stylomesus gracilis N.W. Pacific. 1960
Stylomesus granulosus S.E. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus hexapodus Weddell Sea, Antarctic Oc 2004
Stylomesus hexaspinosus N.W. Pacific. 1963
Stylomesus hexatuberculatus N.W. Pacific. 1971
Stylomesus inermis Antarctic Indian Ocean. 0.5 TL 1914
Stylomesus menziesi N.W. Pacific. 1960
Stylomesus natalensis South Africa. 1984
Stylomesus pacificus N.W. Pacific. 1960
Stylomesus productus S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus regularis S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus sarsi Southwest Pacific 2003
Stylomesus simplex S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus simulans S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus spinulosus S.W. Atlantic. 1962
Stylomesus wolffi N.W. Pacific. 1960



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