Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Nymphonidae



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Max. Length 5 cm LS

 
Nymphon trituberculatum
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Nymphon tuberculatum
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Nymphon tubiferum
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Nymphon typhlops
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Max. Length 17.3 cm LS

 
Nymphon uncatum
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Nymphon unguiculatum
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Nymphon uniunguiculatum
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Max. Length 3.6 cm LS

 
Nymphon vacans
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Nymphon veelovi
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Nymphon villosum
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Nymphon vulcanellum
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Nymphon vulsum
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Nymphon walvisense
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Nymphon zundianum
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Pacific and Ant

Pentanymphon antarcticum Hodgson, 1904

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Pentanymphon antarcticum
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Pentanymphon minutum
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Sexanymphon mirabilis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nymphon trituberculatum Eastern Indian Ocean 5 LS 1995
Nymphon tuberculatum Eastern Indian Ocean 1961
Nymphon tubiferum Northeast Atlantic 1978
Nymphon typhlops Antarctic, Southwest Atla 1915
Nymphon uncatum Southwest Pacific 17.3 LS 1998
Nymphon unguiculatum Antarctic Atlantic 1914
Nymphon uniunguiculatum Northwest Pacific 1933
Nymphon vacans Southwest Atlantic 3.6 LS 1997
Nymphon veelovi Southwest Atlantic 1993
Nymphon villosum Antarctic Pacific. 1914
Nymphon vulcanellum Southwest Atlantic 1992
Nymphon vulsum Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Nymphon walvisense Southeast Atlantic 1981
Nymphon zundianum Southern Atlantic and Ant 1993
Pentanymphon antarcticum Southwest Pacific and Ant 1904
Pentanymphon minutum Antarctic 1944
Sexanymphon mirabilis Antarctic Atlantic 1964



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