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Family: Acanthochitonidae (See list of species below)

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40 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acanthochitona angelica []	No picture found Acanthochitona armata []	No picture found Acanthochitona astrigera []
No picture found Acanthochitona balesae [Slender glass-hair chiton]	No picture found Acanthochitona bonairensis []	No picture found Acanthochitona burghardtae []
Acanthochitona crinita []	No picture found Acanthochitona dissimilis []	Acanthochitona fascicularis []
No picture found Acanthochitona hemphilli [Red glass-hair chiton]	No picture found Acanthochitona imperatrix []	No picture found Acanthochitona lineata [Striped glass-haired chiton]
No picture found Acanthochitona penicillata []	No picture found Acanthochitona pygmaea [Striate glass-hair chiton]	No picture found Acanthochitona rhodea []
No picture found Acanthochitona roseojugum []	No picture found Acanthochitona spiculosa [Glass-haired chiton]	No picture found Acanthochitona thileniusi []
No picture found Acanthochitona venezuelana []	No picture found Acanthochitona viridis [Chiton]	No picture found Acanthochitona woodwardi []
No picture found Acanthochitona worsfoldi []	No picture found Acanthochitona zebra []	No picture found Acanthochitona zelandica []
No picture found Americhiton andersoni [Smooth glass-hair chiton]	No picture found Choneplax indica []	No picture found Choneplax lata []
No picture found Choneplax littlerorum []	No picture found Craspedochiton laqueatus []	No picture found Cryptochiton oliveri []
No picture found Cryptochiton stelleri [Giant Pacific chiton]	No picture found Cryptoconchus floridanus [White-barred chiton]	No picture found Cryptoconchus oliveri []
No picture found Cryptoconchus porosus [Butterfly chiton]	No picture found Leptoplax doederleini []	No picture found Leptoplax unica []
No picture found Notoplax curvisetosa []	No picture found Notoplax holosericea []	No picture found Notoplax magellanica [Tufted spiny sea cradle]
No picture found Pseudotonicia cuneata []

40 Species of Family Acanthochitonidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthochitona angelica		Eastern Pacific.
Acanthochitona armata		Eastern Central Pacific
Acanthochitona astrigera		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Acanthochitona balesae	Slender glass-hair chiton	Eastern Pacific.
Acanthochitona bonairensis		Western Atlantic.
Acanthochitona burghardtae		Eastern Central Pacific
Acanthochitona crinita		Northeast Atlantic
Acanthochitona dissimilis		Northwest Pacific
Acanthochitona fascicularis		Mediterranean and Atlanti	2.6 DL
Acanthochitona hemphilli	Red glass-hair chiton	Western Central Atlantic	2.54 TL
Acanthochitona imperatrix		Eastern Pacific.
Acanthochitona lineata	Striped glass-haired chiton	Western Atlantic.
Acanthochitona penicillata		Western Indian Ocean.
Acanthochitona pygmaea	Striate glass-hair chiton	Western Central Atlantic	0.8 DL
Acanthochitona rhodea		Western Central Atlantic	2.8 DL
Acanthochitona roseojugum		Eastern Pacific.
Acanthochitona spiculosa	Glass-haired chiton	Western Central Atlantic	3.81 TL
Acanthochitona thileniusi		Southwest Pacific
Acanthochitona venezuelana		Western Central Atlantic
Acanthochitona viridis	Chiton	Eastern Central Pacific
Acanthochitona woodwardi		Western Indian Ocean
Acanthochitona worsfoldi		Western Atlantic.
Acanthochitona zebra		Eastern Pacific.
Acanthochitona zelandica		Southwest Pacific
Americhiton andersoni	Smooth glass-hair chiton	Eastern Pacific.
Choneplax indica		Western Indian Ocean.
Choneplax lata		Western Central Atlantic
Choneplax littlerorum		Eastern Central Pacific
Craspedochiton laqueatus		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Cryptochiton oliveri		Western Indian Ocean
Cryptochiton stelleri	Giant Pacific chiton	Pacific Ocean. Temperate	32.5 TL
Cryptoconchus floridanus	White-barred chiton	Western Central Atlantic	2.54 TL
Cryptoconchus oliveri		Western Indian Ocean
Cryptoconchus porosus	Butterfly chiton	Indo-West Pacific.
Leptoplax doederleini		Northwest Pacific
Leptoplax unica		Western Central Pacific
Notoplax curvisetosa		Western Indian Ocean
Notoplax holosericea		Western Central Pacific
Notoplax magellanica	Tufted spiny sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Pseudotonicia cuneata		Southwest Pacific

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