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Family: Acoetidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acoetes flagelliformis []	No picture found Acoetes magnifica []	No picture found Acoetes melanota []
No picture found Acoetes mohammadi []	No picture found Acoetes mortenseni []	No picture found Acoetes pacifica []
No picture found Acoetes pleei []	No picture found Euarche maculosa []	No picture found Euarche mexicana []
No picture found Euarche tubifex []	No picture found Eupanthalis glabra []	No picture found Eupanthalis kinbergi []
No picture found Eupanthalis oculata []	No picture found Eupolyodontes batabanoensis []	No picture found Eupolyodontes cornishii []
No picture found Eupolyodontes gulo []	No picture found Eupolyodontes hartmanae []	No picture found Neopanthalis muricatus []
No picture found Neopolyodontes lepidus []	No picture found Panthalis alaminosae []	No picture found Panthalis fauveli []
No picture found Panthalis jogasimae []	No picture found Panthalis mutilata []	No picture found Panthalis oerstedi []
No picture found Polyodontes atromarginatus []	No picture found Polyodontes australiensis []	No picture found Polyodontes californicus []
No picture found Polyodontes frons []	No picture found Polyodontes lupinus []	No picture found Polyodontes maxillosus []
No picture found Polyodontes oculeus []	No picture found Polyodontes panamensis []	No picture found Polyodontes texanus []
No picture found Zachsiella nigromaculata []

34 Species of Family Acoetidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acoetes flagelliformis		Western Indian Ocean
Acoetes magnifica		Western Central Atlantic
Acoetes melanota		Indo-West Pacific.
Acoetes mohammadi		Western Indian Ocean
Acoetes mortenseni		Western Central Atlantic
Acoetes pacifica		Western Central Atlantic
Acoetes pleei		Western Central Atlantic
Euarche maculosa		Western Pacific
Euarche mexicana		Western Central Atlantic
Euarche tubifex		Western Central Atlantic
Eupanthalis glabra		Mediterranean.
Eupanthalis kinbergi		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Eupanthalis oculata		Western Central Atlantic
Eupolyodontes batabanoensis		Western Central Atlantic
Eupolyodontes cornishii		Western Central Atlantic
Eupolyodontes gulo		Indo-West Pacific, Northe
Eupolyodontes hartmanae		Western Indian Ocean
Neopanthalis muricatus		Northwest Pacific
Neopolyodontes lepidus		Northwest Pacific
Panthalis alaminosae		Western Central Atlantic
Panthalis fauveli		Western Indian Ocean
Panthalis jogasimae		Pacific Ocean.
Panthalis mutilata		Western Central Pacific
Panthalis oerstedi		Northeast Atlantic
Polyodontes atromarginatus		Northwest Pacific
Polyodontes australiensis		Western Pacific
Polyodontes californicus		Eastern Pacific
Polyodontes frons		Western Central Atlantic
Polyodontes lupinus		Western Central Atlantic
Polyodontes maxillosus		Indo-West Pacific and the
Polyodontes oculeus		Western Central Atlantic
Polyodontes panamensis		Western Central Atlantic
Polyodontes texanus		Western Central Atlantic
Zachsiella nigromaculata		Western Pacific

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