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Family: Loveniidae (See list of species below)

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15 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Breynia desorii
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Echinocardium cordatum
[Cardiac sea potato]
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Echinocardium fenauxi
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Echinocardium flavescens
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Echinocardium mediterraneum
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Echinocardium mortenseni
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Echinocardium pennatifidum
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Homolampas hastata
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Homolampas lovenioides
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Lovenia cordiformis
[Sea porcupine]
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Lovenia doederleini
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Lovenia elongata
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Lovenia hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian lovenia]
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Lovenia subcarinata
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Lovenia triforis
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15 Species of Family Loveniidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Breynia desorii Eastern Indian Ocean
Echinocardium cordatum Cardiac sea potato Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 6 WD
Echinocardium fenauxi Mediterranean Sea.
Echinocardium flavescens Atlantic, North Sea and t
Echinocardium mediterraneum Atlantic and the Mediterr
Echinocardium mortenseni Mediterranean Sea.
Echinocardium pennatifidum Northeast Atlantic
Homolampas hastata Eastern Pacific.
Homolampas lovenioides Western Central Pacific
Lovenia cordiformis Sea porcupine Eastern Pacific. 7.5 TBW
Lovenia doederleini Western Central Pacific
Lovenia elongata Indo-West Pacific.
Lovenia hawaiiensis Hawaiian lovenia Eastern Central Pacific
Lovenia subcarinata Indo-West Pacific.
Lovenia triforis Western Central Pacific



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