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Family: Cylichnidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acteocina angustior []	No picture found Acteocina atrata [Blackback barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina bermudensis []
No picture found Acteocina bidentata [Two-tooth barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina bullata [Striate barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina canaliculata [Channeled barrel-bubble]
No picture found Acteocina candei []	No picture found Acteocina carinata [Keeled barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina cerealis [Grain barrel-bubble]
No picture found Acteocina culcitella [Pillow barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina decurrens []	No picture found Acteocina exilis []
No picture found Acteocina eximia [Intermediate barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina harpa [Harp baby-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina inconspicua []
No picture found Acteocina inculta [Rude barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina infrequens []	No picture found Acteocina involuta []
No picture found Acteocina kristenseni []	No picture found Acteocina lepta []	No picture found Acteocina liratispira []
No picture found Acteocina magdalensis [Magdalena barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina mucronata []	No picture found Acteocina oldroydi []
No picture found Acteocina oyamai []	No picture found Acteocina parviplica []	No picture found Acteocina perplicata []
No picture found Acteocina recta [Straight barrel-bubble]	No picture found Acteocina sandwicensis []	No picture found Acteocina smirna [Smirna barrel-bubble]
No picture found Bogasonia volutoides []	No picture found Cylichna alba [White Cylichna]	No picture found Cylichna atahualpa []
No picture found Cylichna atlantica []	No picture found Cylichna attonsa [Deep trouble chalice-bubble]	No picture found Cylichna auberii []
No picture found Cylichna biplicata []	No picture found Cylichna consobrina []	No picture found Cylichna crossei []
No picture found Cylichna cumberlandiana []	No picture found Cylichna cylindracea []	No picture found Cylichna diegensis [San Diego chalice-bubble]
No picture found Cylichna discus []	No picture found Cylichna eburnea [Ivory chalice-bubble]	No picture found Cylichna georgiana []
No picture found Cylichna gouldii [Gould chalice-bubble]	No picture found Cylichna kawamurai []	No picture found Cylichna krebsii []
No picture found Cylichna lemchei []	No picture found Cylichna linearis [Lined chalice-bubble]	No picture found Cylichna magna []
No picture found Cylichna nucleolus [Kernel chalice-bubble]	No picture found Cylichna orycta []	No picture found Cylichna parvula []
No picture found Cylichna propecylindracea []	No picture found Cylichna protracta []	No picture found Cylichna remissa []
No picture found Cylichna rimata []	No picture found Cylichna sibogae []	No picture found Cylichna striatula []
No picture found Cylichna tahitensis []	No picture found Cylichna thetidis []	No picture found Cylichna tubulosa []
No picture found Cylichna verrilli []	No picture found Cylichna vortex []	No picture found Cylichnella goslineri []
No picture found Cylichnella oryza []	No picture found Cylichnella tabogaensis []	No picture found Cylichnoides occultus [Concealed chalice-bubble]
No picture found Cylichnoides scalptus []	No picture found Philine japonica []	No picture found Scaphander bathymophila []
Scaphander darius []	No picture found Scaphander gracilis []	No picture found Scaphander illecebrosus []
No picture found Scaphander lignarius [Canoe-bubble]	No picture found Scaphander nobilis []	No picture found Scaphander pilsbryi [Pilsbry canoe-bubble]
No picture found Scaphander punctostriatus [Giant canoe-bubble]	Scaphander watsoni []	No picture found Scaphander willetti [Willett canoe-bubble]
No picture found Sphaerocylichna incommoda []	No picture found Tornatina apicina []	No picture found Tornatina apiculata []
No picture found Tornatina eumicra []	No picture found Tornatina exserta []	No picture found Tornatina inconspicua []
No picture found Truncacteocina arata []	Truncacteocina hawaiensis []

89 Species of Family Cylichnidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acteocina angustior		Eastern Pacific.
Acteocina atrata	Blackback barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic.	0.54 DL
Acteocina bermudensis		Western Central Atlantic	2.9 TL
Acteocina bidentata	Two-tooth barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic	0.4 DL
Acteocina bullata	Striate barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic.	1 TL
Acteocina canaliculata	Channeled barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic
Acteocina candei		Western Atlantic and East	0.45 TL
Acteocina carinata	Keeled barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific and Weste	1 TL
Acteocina cerealis	Grain barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.	11 SHL
Acteocina culcitella	Pillow barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.	2.2 SHL
Acteocina decurrens		Western Central Atlantic	0.3 DL
Acteocina exilis		Northwest Pacific
Acteocina eximia	Intermediate barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Acteocina harpa	Harp baby-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Acteocina inconspicua		Western Central Atlantic	0.27 NG
Acteocina inculta	Rude barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.	0.45 SHL
Acteocina infrequens		Eastern Central Pacific	0.9 SHL
Acteocina involuta		Western Indian Ocean
Acteocina kristenseni		Western Atlantic.	0.21 DL
Acteocina lepta		Western Atlantic and East	0.53 DL
Acteocina liratispira		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Acteocina magdalensis	Magdalena barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Acteocina mucronata		Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Acteocina oldroydi		Eastern Pacific.
Acteocina oyamai		Northwest Pacific
Acteocina parviplica		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Acteocina perplicata		Western Central Atlantic	0.5 NG
Acteocina recta	Straight barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic and East	0.25 NG
Acteocina sandwicensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Acteocina smirna	Smirna barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Bogasonia volutoides		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cylichna alba	White Cylichna	Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O	0.7 TL
Cylichna atahualpa		Eastern Central Pacific	0.4 SHL
Cylichna atlantica		Eastern Atlantic.	0.55 DL
Cylichna attonsa	Deep trouble chalice-bubble	Eastern Pacific.	7 TL
Cylichna auberii		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Cylichna biplicata		Western Pacific.
Cylichna consobrina		Northwest Pacific
Cylichna crossei		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cylichna cumberlandiana		Western Atlantic.	0.17 DL
Cylichna cylindracea		Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Cylichna diegensis	San Diego chalice-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Cylichna discus		Southwest Atlantic
Cylichna eburnea	Ivory chalice-bubble	Western Atlantic	0.6 TL
Cylichna georgiana		Southeast Pacific, Southw	0.38 DL
Cylichna gouldii	Gould chalice-bubble	Western Atlantic and the	0.76 DL
Cylichna kawamurai		Western Central Pacific
Cylichna krebsii		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL
Cylichna lemchei		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Cylichna linearis	Lined chalice-bubble	Western Atlantic
Cylichna magna		Atlantic Ocean.	1.3 DL
Cylichna nucleolus	Kernel chalice-bubble	Northwest Atlantic, Easte
Cylichna orycta		Eastern Atlantic.	0.33 DL
Cylichna parvula		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cylichna propecylindracea		Mediterranean Sea.
Cylichna protracta		Northwest Pacific
Cylichna remissa		Eastern Atlantic.	0.22 DL
Cylichna rimata		Northwest Pacific
Cylichna sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Cylichna striatula		Western Central Pacific
Cylichna tahitensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Cylichna thetidis		Indo-West Pacific.
Cylichna tubulosa		Southeast Atlantic and We
Cylichna verrilli		Western Atlantic.	0.75 DL
Cylichna vortex		Western Atlantic	2.9 TL
Cylichnella goslineri		Eastern Central Pacific	0.45 SHL
Cylichnella oryza		Western Atlantic	0.38 DL
Cylichnella tabogaensis		Eastern Central Pacific	0.4 SHL
Cylichnoides occultus	Concealed chalice-bubble	Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P	0.54 DL
Cylichnoides scalptus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Philine japonica		Northwest Pacific
Scaphander bathymophila		Western Atlantic.	3.9 TL
Scaphander darius		Western Atlantic	2.3 DL
Scaphander gracilis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Scaphander illecebrosus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Scaphander lignarius	Canoe-bubble	Eastern Atlantic and the	6 TL
Scaphander nobilis		Western Atlantic.	4 TL
Scaphander pilsbryi	Pilsbry canoe-bubble	Atlantic Ocean.	3.1 DL
Scaphander punctostriatus	Giant canoe-bubble	Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra	3.6 DL
Scaphander watsoni		Western Atlantic.	4.25 DL
Scaphander willetti	Willett canoe-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Sphaerocylichna incommoda		Indo-West Pacific
Tornatina apicina		Southwest Pacific
Tornatina apiculata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tornatina eumicra		Indo-West Pacific
Tornatina exserta		Indo-West Pacific
Tornatina inconspicua		Western Indian Ocean and
Truncacteocina arata		Western Central Pacific
Truncacteocina hawaiensis		Central Pacific.

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