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Family: Desmodoridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Chromaspirina pontica []	No picture found Chromaspirina thieryi []	No picture found Desmodora alberti []
No picture found Desmodora cincta []	No picture found Desmodora communis []	No picture found Desmodora marci []
No picture found Desmodora microchaeta []	No picture found Desmodora scaldensis []	No picture found Desmodorella balteata []
No picture found Desmodorella spineacaudata []	No picture found Eubostrichus filiformis []	No picture found Ixonema sordidum []
No picture found Leptonemella cincta []	No picture found Leptonemella gorgo []	No picture found Onyx perfectus []
No picture found Polysigma fuscum []	No picture found Sigmophoranema litorale []	No picture found Sigmophoranema rufum []
No picture found Spirinia laevis []	No picture found Spirinia parasitifera []

20 Species of Family Desmodoridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chromaspirina pontica		Northeast Atlantic
Chromaspirina thieryi		Northeast Atlantic
Desmodora alberti		Eastern Central Pacific.
Desmodora cincta		Northeast Atlantic
Desmodora communis		Northeast Atlantic
Desmodora marci		Western Central Pacific.
Desmodora microchaeta		Northeast Atlantic
Desmodora scaldensis		Northeast Atlantic
Desmodorella balteata		Eastern Central Pacific.
Desmodorella spineacaudata		Eastern Central Pacific.
Eubostrichus filiformis		Northeast Atlantic
Ixonema sordidum		Northeast Atlantic
Leptonemella cincta		Northwest Atlantic.
Leptonemella gorgo		Northeast Atlantic
Onyx perfectus		Northeast Atlantic
Polysigma fuscum		Northeast Atlantic
Sigmophoranema litorale		Northeast Atlantic
Sigmophoranema rufum		Northeast Atlantic
Spirinia laevis		Northeast Atlantic
Spirinia parasitifera		Northeast Atlantic

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