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Family: Childiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Actinoposthia beklemischevi []	No picture found Actinoposthia biaculeata []	No picture found Actinoposthia caudata []
No picture found Actinoposthia haplovata []	No picture found Actinoposthia longa []	No picture found Actinoposthia pigmentea []
No picture found Atriofronta polyvacuola []	No picture found Childia brachyposthium []	No picture found Childia groenlandica []
No picture found Childia macroposthium []	No picture found Childia vivipara []	No picture found Microposthia listensis []
No picture found Paraphanostoma crassum []	No picture found Paraphanostoma cycloposthium []	No picture found Paraphanostoma dubium []
No picture found Paraphanostoma gracilis []	No picture found Paraphanostoma submaculatum []	No picture found Paraphanostoma trianguliferum []
No picture found Paraproporus diovatus []	No picture found Paraproporus elegans []	No picture found Paraproporus lutheri []
No picture found Paraproporus pachymorpha []	No picture found Paraproporus rubescens []	No picture found Paraproporus saliens []
No picture found Philactinoposthia adenogonaria []	No picture found Philactinoposthia diploposthia []	No picture found Philactinoposthia helgolandica []
No picture found Philactinoposthia pusilla []	No picture found Philactinoposthia rhammifera []	No picture found Philactinoposthia saliens []
No picture found Philactinoposthia viridis []	No picture found Philactinoposthia viridorhabditis []	No picture found Proactinoposthia pelophila []
No picture found Tetraposthia colymbetes []

34 Species of Family Childiidae
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Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actinoposthia beklemischevi	Northeast Atlantic
Actinoposthia biaculeata	Northeast Atlantic
Actinoposthia caudata	Northeast Atlantic
Actinoposthia haplovata	Northeast Atlantic
Actinoposthia longa	Northeast Atlantic
Actinoposthia pigmentea	Northeast Atlantic
Atriofronta polyvacuola	Northeast Atlantic
Childia brachyposthium	Northeast Atlantic.
Childia groenlandica	Northern Atlantic and Eas
Childia macroposthium	Northeast Atlantic and th
Childia vivipara	Northeast Atlantic	0.15 TL
Microposthia listensis	Northeast Atlantic
Paraphanostoma crassum	Northeast Atlantic and th
Paraphanostoma cycloposthium	Northeast Atlantic and th
Paraphanostoma dubium	Northeast Atlantic and th
Paraphanostoma gracilis	Northeast Atlantic.
Paraphanostoma submaculatum	Northeast Atlantic and th
Paraphanostoma trianguliferum	Northeast Atlantic; Medit
Paraproporus diovatus	Northeast Atlantic
Paraproporus elegans	Northeast Atlantic
Paraproporus lutheri	Northeast Atlantic.
Paraproporus pachymorpha	Northeast Atlantic
Paraproporus rubescens	Northeast Atlantic
Paraproporus saliens	Northeast Atlantic and th
Philactinoposthia adenogonaria	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia diploposthia	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia helgolandica	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia pusilla	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia rhammifera	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia saliens	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia viridis	Northeast Atlantic
Philactinoposthia viridorhabditis	Northeast Atlantic
Proactinoposthia pelophila	Northeast Atlantic
Tetraposthia colymbetes	Northern Atlantic and the

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