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Family: Ellipsolagenidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Entosolenia lineata []	No picture found Exsculptina discrepans []	No picture found Exsculptina exsculpta []
No picture found Favulina favosopunctata []	No picture found Favulina hexagona []	No picture found Favulina hexagoniformis []
No picture found Favulina melo []	No picture found Favulina scalariformis []	No picture found Favulina squamosa []
No picture found Favulina vadosa []	No picture found Fissurina annectens []	No picture found Fissurina antiqua []
No picture found Fissurina aperta []	No picture found Fissurina bispinata []	No picture found Fissurina calcar []
No picture found Fissurina castanea []	No picture found Fissurina castaniformis []	No picture found Fissurina circularis []
No picture found Fissurina clathrata []	No picture found Fissurina colomboensis []	No picture found Fissurina fimbriata []
No picture found Fissurina furcata []	No picture found Fissurina globosocaudata []	No picture found Fissurina laevigata []
No picture found Fissurina laureata []	No picture found Fissurina lucida []	No picture found Fissurina periperforata []
No picture found Fissurina plebeia []	No picture found Fissurina pretiosa []	No picture found Fissurina sidebottomi []
No picture found Oolina baukalionilla []	No picture found Oolina caudigera []	No picture found Oolina globosa []
No picture found Oolina spiroglobosa []	No picture found Oolina stelligera []	No picture found Oolina stellula []
No picture found Parafissurina admiralis []	No picture found Parafissurina aventricosa []	No picture found Parafissurina curta []
No picture found Parafissurina erecta []	No picture found Parafissurina himatiostoma []	No picture found Parafissurina kallima []
No picture found Parafissurina minuta []	No picture found Parafissurina reniformis []	No picture found Parafissurina subquadrata []
No picture found Parafissurina tectulostoma []

46 Species of Family Ellipsolagenidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Entosolenia lineata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Exsculptina discrepans		Western Central Pacific.
Exsculptina exsculpta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Favulina favosopunctata		Western Central Pacific.
Favulina hexagona		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Favulina hexagoniformis		Western Central Pacific.
Favulina melo		Western Central Pacific.
Favulina scalariformis		Western Central Pacific.
Favulina squamosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Favulina vadosa		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina annectens		Arctic
Fissurina antiqua		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina aperta		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina bispinata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina calcar		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina castanea		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina castaniformis		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina circularis		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina clathrata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina colomboensis		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina fimbriata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Fissurina furcata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina globosocaudata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina laevigata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Fissurina laureata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina lucida		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina periperforata		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina plebeia		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina pretiosa		Western Central Pacific.
Fissurina sidebottomi		Western Central Pacific.
Oolina baukalionilla		Western Central Pacific.
Oolina caudigera		Western Central Pacific.
Oolina globosa		Arctic and Antarctic Indi
Oolina spiroglobosa		Western Central Pacific.
Oolina stelligera		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Oolina stellula		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina admiralis		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina aventricosa		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina curta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Parafissurina erecta		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina himatiostoma		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina kallima		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina minuta		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina reniformis		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina subquadrata		Western Central Pacific.
Parafissurina tectulostoma		Arctic

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