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Family: Briareidae



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7 species (see list below)
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Briareum asbestinum
[Corky seafinger]
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Briareum cylindrum
[]
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Briareum hamrum
[]
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Briareum polyanthes
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Briareum stechei
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Imahara, Yukimitsu

Indo-West Pacific.

Briareum violaceum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

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Briareum violaceum
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Solenopodium caribaeorum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Briareum asbestinum Corky seafinger Western Atlantic. 1766
Briareum cylindrum Western Pacific. 2016
Briareum hamrum Western Indian Ocean 1948
Briareum polyanthes Western Central Atlantic 1860
Briareum stechei Western Pacific. 1908
Briareum violaceum Indo-West Pacific. 1833
Solenopodium caribaeorum Indo-West Pacific. 1860



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