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Family: Magelonidae (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 Magelona alleni []	No picture found Magelona californica []	No picture found Magelona capax []
No picture found Magelona cerae []	No picture found Magelona cincta []	No picture found Magelona cineta []
No picture found Magelona cornuta []	No picture found Magelona crenulifrons []	No picture found Magelona equilamellae []
No picture found Magelona filiformis []	No picture found Magelona gemmata []	No picture found Magelona hartmanae []
No picture found Magelona heteropoda []	No picture found Magelona hobsonae []	No picture found Magelona japonica []
No picture found Magelona johnstoni []	No picture found Magelona lenticulata []	No picture found Magelona longicornis []
No picture found Magelona marianae []	No picture found Magelona methae []	No picture found Magelona minuta []
No picture found Magelona mirabilis []	No picture found Magelona obockensis []	No picture found Magelona pacifica []
No picture found Magelona papillicornis []	No picture found Magelona pettiboneae []	No picture found Magelona phyllisae [Shovel headed worm]
No picture found Magelona pitelkai []	No picture found Magelona polydentata []	No picture found Magelona pulchella []
No picture found Magelona riojai []	No picture found Magelona rosea []	No picture found Magelona sacculata []
No picture found Magelona tehuanensis []	No picture found Magelona wilsoni []	No picture found Meridithia spinifera []
No picture found Octomagelona bizkaiensis []

37 Species of Family Magelonidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Magelona alleni		Northeast Atlantic and th
Magelona californica		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona capax		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona cerae		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona cincta		Indo-West Pacific.
Magelona cineta		Western Pacific
Magelona cornuta		Indo-West Pacific
Magelona crenulifrons		Indo-West Pacific.
Magelona equilamellae		Mediterranean Sea.
Magelona filiformis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Magelona gemmata		Indo-West Pacific
Magelona hartmanae		Eastern Central Pacific.
Magelona heteropoda		Western Indian Ocean
Magelona hobsonae		Northeast Pacific
Magelona japonica		Pacific Ocean.
Magelona johnstoni		Northeast Atlantic and th	17 TL
Magelona lenticulata		Western Central Pacific
Magelona longicornis		Northeast Pacific
Magelona marianae		Eastern Pacific
Magelona methae		Northwest Pacific
Magelona minuta		Northeast Atlantic and th
Magelona mirabilis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Magelona obockensis		Western Indian Ocean
Magelona pacifica		Pacific Ocean.
Magelona papillicornis		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Magelona pettiboneae		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona phyllisae	Shovel headed worm	Southeast Pacific
Magelona pitelkai		Eastern Pacific
Magelona polydentata		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona pulchella		Western Indian Ocean
Magelona riojai		Western Central Atlantic
Magelona rosea		Mediterranean
Magelona sacculata		Eastern Pacific
Magelona tehuanensis		Eastern Pacific
Magelona wilsoni		Northeast Atlantic and th
Meridithia spinifera		Eastern Pacific
Octomagelona bizkaiensis		Northern Atlantic.

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