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Family: Craniidae



(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Crania craniolaris
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Crania huttoni
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Craniscus tripartitus
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Neoancistrocrania norfolki
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Neocrania huttoni
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Neocrania roseoradiata
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Novocrania anomala
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Novocrania huttoni
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Novocrania indonesiensis
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Novocrania lecointei (Joubin, 1901)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Novocrania lecointei
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Wirtz, Peter

Northeast Atlantic and th

Novocrania turbinata (Poli, 1776)

Photo by Wirtz, Peter
 
Novocrania turbinata
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Valdiviathyris quenstedti
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crania craniolaris 1758
Crania huttoni
Craniscus tripartitus 1837
Neoancistrocrania norfolki 1992
Neocrania huttoni Southwest Pacific
Neocrania roseoradiata Southern African waters.
Novocrania anomala Northeast Atlantic and th 0.1 TL 1776
Novocrania huttoni Southwest Pacific 1916
Novocrania indonesiensis Western Central Pacific. 0.7 TL 1981
Novocrania lecointei Antarctic Atlantic 1901
Novocrania turbinata Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Valdiviathyris quenstedti Northeast Atlantic and th 1940



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