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Family: Limapontiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Alderella comosa []	No picture found Alderiopsis garfio []	No picture found Ercolania boodleae [Boodlea sapsucker]
No picture found Ercolania coerulea [Blue stiliger]	No picture found Ercolania funerea []	No picture found Ercolania fuscata [Dusky stiliger]
No picture found Ercolania fuscovittata []	No picture found Ercolania gopalai []	No picture found Ercolania kencolesi []
No picture found Ercolania lozanoi []	No picture found Ercolania margaritae []	No picture found Ercolania nigra []
No picture found Ercolania tentaculata []	No picture found Ercolania translucens []	No picture found Ercolania viridis []
No picture found Limapontia capitata []	No picture found Limapontia depressa []	No picture found Limapontia nigra []
No picture found Limapontia senestra []	No picture found Limapontia zonata []	Placida cremoniana [Cremona's slug]
No picture found Placida daguilarensis []	No picture found Placida dendritica [Dendritic placida]	Placida kevinleei []
No picture found Placida saronica []	No picture found Placida tardyi []	No picture found Placida verticilata []
Sacoproteus nishae []	Sacoproteus smaragdinus [Emerald slug]	No picture found Stiliger talis []

30 Species of Family Limapontiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alderella comosa		Mediterranean Sea.
Alderiopsis garfio		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Ercolania boodleae	Boodlea sapsucker	Pacific Ocean.	1.4 TL
Ercolania coerulea	Blue stiliger	Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Ercolania funerea		Western Atlantic and the
Ercolania fuscata	Dusky stiliger	Atlantic Ocean.	0.75 DL
Ercolania fuscovittata		Western Atlantic and East
Ercolania gopalai		Indo-West Pacific
Ercolania kencolesi		Western Central Pacific
Ercolania lozanoi		Mediterranean Sea.
Ercolania margaritae		Indo-West Pacific
Ercolania nigra		Northeast Atlantic
Ercolania tentaculata		Western Pacific
Ercolania translucens		Indo-West Pacific
Ercolania viridis		Western Atlantic and the	1 DL
Limapontia capitata		Northeast Atlantic and th	0.8 TL
Limapontia depressa		Northeast Atlantic
Limapontia nigra		Mediterranean
Limapontia senestra		Northeast Atlantic and th
Limapontia zonata		Western Atlantic
Placida cremoniana	Cremona's slug	Indo-West Pacific and the	0.08 TL
Placida daguilarensis		Western Indian Ocean
Placida dendritica	Dendritic placida	Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Placida kevinleei		Indo-Pacific
Placida saronica		Mediterranean Sea.
Placida tardyi		Mediterranean Sea.
Placida verticilata		Atlantic Ocean and Medite	0.4 DL
Sacoproteus nishae		Western Central Pacific
Sacoproteus smaragdinus	Emerald slug	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a	2 TL
Stiliger talis		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL

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