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Family: Chitonidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acanthopleura brevispinosa [Thorny chiton]	Acanthopleura gemmata [Northern spined chiton]	No picture found Acanthopleura granulata [West Indian fuzzy chiton]
No picture found Acanthopleura loochooana []	No picture found Acanthopleura spinosa [Spinose chiton]	No picture found Acanthopleura tenuispinosa []
Acanthopleura vaillantii []	No picture found Chiton affinis []	No picture found Chiton albolineatus []
No picture found Chiton barnardi []	No picture found Chiton bowenii [Pretty sea cradle]	No picture found Chiton bululensis []
Chiton corallinus []	No picture found Chiton corypheus []	No picture found Chiton cumingsii [Tree ring sea cradle]
Chiton densiliratus []	No picture found Chiton exasperatus []	No picture found Chiton glaucus []
No picture found Chiton granosus [Skunk sea cradle]	No picture found Chiton hululensis []	No picture found Chiton kaasi []
No picture found Chiton laterorugosus []	No picture found Chiton linsleyi []	No picture found Chiton magnificus [Liquorice sea cradle]
No picture found Chiton marmoratus [Marbled chiton]	No picture found Chiton marquesanus []	No picture found Chiton peregrinus []
No picture found Chiton perviridis []	No picture found Chiton phaseolinus []	No picture found Chiton rapaitiensis []
No picture found Chiton rhynchota []	No picture found Chiton salihafui []	No picture found Chiton squamosus [Squamose chiton]
No picture found Chiton stokesii []	No picture found Chiton tuberculatus [West Indian green chiton]	No picture found Chiton viridis [Green chiton]
No picture found Liolophura hirtosa []	Liolophura japonica [Japanese common chiton]	No picture found Lucilina amanda []
No picture found Lucilina dilecta []	No picture found Lucilina indica []	Lucilina lamellosa []
No picture found Lucilina sueziensis []	No picture found Onithochiton hirasei []	No picture found Onithochiton lyellii []
No picture found Onithochiton maillardi []	No picture found Onithochiton neglectus []	No picture found Onithochiton oliveri []
No picture found Onithochiton societatis []	No picture found Radsia barnesii [Sea tank]	No picture found Rhyssoplax aerea []
No picture found Rhyssoplax canaliculata []	No picture found Rhyssoplax komaiana []	Rhyssoplax olivacea []
No picture found Rhyssoplax stangeri []	No picture found Squamopleura miles []	No picture found Sypharochiton aorangi []
No picture found Sypharochiton pelliserpentis []	No picture found Sypharochiton sinclairi []	No picture found Sypharochiton themeropsis []
No picture found Sypharochiton torri []	No picture found Tonicia atrata [Leather jacket tonicia]	No picture found Tonicia bennetti []
No picture found Tonicia calbucensis [Pink spotted jacket tonicia]	No picture found Tonicia carnosa []	No picture found Tonicia chilensis [Variable tonicia]
No picture found Tonicia disjuncta [Reddish-brown tonicia]	No picture found Tonicia forbesii []	No picture found Tonicia lebruni [Orange tonicia]
No picture found Tonicia schrammi [Gold-flecked chiton]	No picture found Tonicia smithi [Chestnut tonicia]

71 Species of Family Chitonidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthopleura brevispinosa	Thorny chiton	Western Indian Ocean
Acanthopleura gemmata	Northern spined chiton	Indo-Pacific.	12 TL
Acanthopleura granulata	West Indian fuzzy chiton	Western Central Atlantic.	10 TL
Acanthopleura loochooana		Northwest Pacific
Acanthopleura spinosa	Spinose chiton	Indo-West Pacific.	9 BL
Acanthopleura tenuispinosa		Northwest Pacific
Acanthopleura vaillantii		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton affinis		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton albolineatus		Endemic to Mexico.
Chiton barnardi		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton bowenii	Pretty sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Chiton bululensis		Indo-West Pacific and the
Chiton corallinus		Mediterranean Sea.
Chiton corypheus		Southwest Pacific
Chiton cumingsii	Tree ring sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Chiton densiliratus		Western Central Pacific
Chiton exasperatus		Southwest Pacific
Chiton glaucus		Southwest Pacific
Chiton granosus	Skunk sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Chiton hululensis		Indo-West Pacific and the
Chiton kaasi		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton laterorugosus		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton linsleyi		Eastern Central Pacific
Chiton magnificus	Liquorice sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Chiton marmoratus	Marbled chiton	Western Central Atlantic	7.62 TL
Chiton marquesanus		Eastern Central Pacific
Chiton peregrinus		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton perviridis		Eastern Central Pacific
Chiton phaseolinus		Mediterranean
Chiton rapaitiensis		Southwest Pacific
Chiton rhynchota		Western Central Pacific
Chiton salihafui		Western Indian Ocean
Chiton squamosus	Squamose chiton	Western Central Atlantic.	7.62 TL
Chiton stokesii		Western Central Atlantic
Chiton tuberculatus	West Indian green chiton	Western Central Atlantic	7.62 TL
Chiton viridis	Green chiton	Western Central Atlantic.	7.62 TL
Liolophura hirtosa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Liolophura japonica	Japanese common chiton	Western Pacific	4.43 SHL
Lucilina amanda		Northwest Pacific
Lucilina dilecta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Lucilina indica		Western Indian Ocean
Lucilina lamellosa		Western Central Pacific
Lucilina sueziensis		Western Indian Ocean
Onithochiton hirasei		Northwest Pacific
Onithochiton lyellii		Pacific Ocean	3.3 TL
Onithochiton maillardi		Western Indian Ocean
Onithochiton neglectus		Southwest Pacific
Onithochiton oliveri		Southwest Pacific
Onithochiton societatis		Central Pacific
Radsia barnesii	Sea tank	Southeast Pacific
Rhyssoplax aerea		Southwest Pacific
Rhyssoplax canaliculata		Southwest Pacific
Rhyssoplax komaiana		Western Pacific
Rhyssoplax olivacea		Mediterranean
Rhyssoplax stangeri		Southwest Pacific
Squamopleura miles		Western Central Pacific
Sypharochiton aorangi		Southwest Pacific
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis		Southwest Pacific
Sypharochiton sinclairi		Southwest Pacific.
Sypharochiton themeropsis		Southwest Pacific
Sypharochiton torri		Southwest Pacific
Tonicia atrata	Leather jacket tonicia	Southeast Pacific, Southw	7 DL
Tonicia bennetti		Western Atlantic.
Tonicia calbucensis	Pink spotted jacket tonicia	Southwest Atlantic and So	3.8 DL
Tonicia carnosa		Western Indian Ocean
Tonicia chilensis	Variable tonicia	Southeast Pacific and Sou
Tonicia disjuncta	Reddish-brown tonicia	Southeast Pacific
Tonicia forbesii		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Tonicia lebruni	Orange tonicia	Southwest Atlantic and So	3.9 DL
Tonicia schrammi	Gold-flecked chiton	Western Central Atlantic	2.54 TL
Tonicia smithi	Chestnut tonicia	Southwest Atlantic and So	5 DL

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