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Family: Onchidiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Laspionchis boucheti []	No picture found Onchidella armadilla []	No picture found Onchidella borealis [Northwest onchidella]
No picture found Onchidella brattstroemi []	No picture found Onchidella carpenteri []	Onchidella celtica []
No picture found Onchidella floridana [Florida onchidella]	No picture found Onchidella indolens []	No picture found Onchidella marginata []
No picture found Onchidella miusha []	No picture found Onchidella patelloides []	No picture found Onchidella wah []
No picture found Onchidina australis []	No picture found Onchidium ambiguum []	No picture found Onchidium damelli []
No picture found Onchidium gracile []	No picture found Onchidium multinotatum []	No picture found Onchidium stuxbergi []
No picture found Paraoncidium beutschlii []	No picture found Paraoncidium chameleon []	No picture found Paraoncidium fungiforme []
No picture found Paraoncidium graniferum []	No picture found Paraoncidium meriakrii []	No picture found Paraoncidium reevesii []
No picture found Paromoionchis boholensis []	No picture found Paromoionchis daemelii []	No picture found Paromoionchis goslineri []
No picture found Paromoionchis penangensis []	No picture found Paromoionchis tumidus []	No picture found Peronia melanopneumon []
No picture found Peronia peronii []	Peronia verruculata []	No picture found Peronina alta []
No picture found Platevindex cinerea []	No picture found Platevindex coriaceus []	No picture found Platevindex mortoni []
No picture found Semperoncis glabra []

37 Species of Family Onchidiidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Laspionchis boucheti		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Onchidella armadilla		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Onchidella borealis	Northwest onchidella	Eastern Pacific
Onchidella brattstroemi		Western Atlantic	0.4 DL
Onchidella carpenteri		Eastern Pacific.
Onchidella celtica		Northeast Atlantic
Onchidella floridana	Florida onchidella	Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Onchidella indolens		Western Atlantic.	3 DL
Onchidella marginata		Western Atlantic and East	1.5 DL
Onchidella miusha		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Onchidella patelloides		Southwest Pacific
Onchidella wah		Western Atlantic	0.35 DL
Onchidina australis		Western Central Pacific
Onchidium ambiguum		Western Central Pacific
Onchidium damelli		Indo-Pacific
Onchidium gracile		Western Central Pacific
Onchidium multinotatum		Western Central Pacific
Onchidium stuxbergi		Indo-West Pacific
Paraoncidium beutschlii		Western Central Pacific
Paraoncidium chameleon		Southwest Pacific
Paraoncidium fungiforme		Western Central Pacific
Paraoncidium graniferum		Western Pacific
Paraoncidium meriakrii		Western Central Pacific
Paraoncidium reevesii		Northwest Pacific
Paromoionchis boholensis		Western Central Pacific
Paromoionchis daemelii		Western Pacific
Paromoionchis goslineri		Western Central Pacific
Paromoionchis penangensis		Indo-West Pacific
Paromoionchis tumidus		Indo-West Pacific
Peronia melanopneumon		Western Pacific.
Peronia peronii		Indo-West Pacific
Peronia verruculata		Indo-Pacific
Peronina alta		Indo-West Pacific
Platevindex cinerea		Eastern Indian Ocean
Platevindex coriaceus		Western Pacific
Platevindex mortoni		Northwest Pacific
Semperoncis glabra		Western Central Pacific

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