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Family: Paracalanidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acrocalanus andersoni []	No picture found Acrocalanus gibber []	No picture found Acrocalanus gracilis []
No picture found Acrocalanus longicornis []	No picture found Acrocalanus monachus []	No picture found Andronovius nudus []
No picture found Bestiolina amoyensis []	No picture found Bestiolina arabica []	No picture found Calocalanus contractus []
No picture found Calocalanus gracilis []	No picture found Calocalanus namibiensis []	No picture found Calocalanus neptunus []
No picture found Calocalanus pavo []	No picture found Calocalanus pavoninus []	No picture found Calocalanus plumulosus []
No picture found Calocalanus styliremis []	No picture found Paracalanus aculeatus []	No picture found Paracalanus crassirostris []
No picture found Paracalanus denudatus []	No picture found Paracalanus gracilis []	No picture found Paracalanus indicus []
No picture found Paracalanus nanus []	No picture found Paracalanus parvus []	No picture found Paracalanus pygmaeus []
No picture found Paracalanus quasimodo []	No picture found Paracalanus serrulus []	No picture found Paracalanus tropicus []
No picture found Parvocalanus crassirostris []	No picture found Parvocalanus elegans []

29 Species of Family Paracalanidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acrocalanus andersoni		Northwest Pacific
Acrocalanus gibber		Indo-West Pacific.
Acrocalanus gracilis		Indo-West Pacific.
Acrocalanus longicornis		Indo-West Pacific
Acrocalanus monachus		Northwest Pacific
Andronovius nudus		Northwest Pacific
Bestiolina amoyensis		Northwest Pacific
Bestiolina arabica		Western Indian Ocean
Calocalanus contractus		Northwest Pacific
Calocalanus gracilis		Northwest Pacific
Calocalanus namibiensis		Southwest Pacific and Sou
Calocalanus neptunus		Southwest Pacific and Atl
Calocalanus pavo		Northwest Pacific
Calocalanus pavoninus		Northwest Pacific
Calocalanus plumulosus		Indo-West Pacific
Calocalanus styliremis		Northwest Pacific
Paracalanus aculeatus		Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Paracalanus crassirostris		Indo-West Pacific.
Paracalanus denudatus		Western Indian Ocean
Paracalanus gracilis		Northwest Pacific
Paracalanus indicus		Western Indian Ocean
Paracalanus nanus		Northwest Pacific
Paracalanus parvus		Indo-Pacific and Northeas
Paracalanus pygmaeus		Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Paracalanus quasimodo		Atlantic Ocean.
Paracalanus serrulus		Northwest Pacific
Paracalanus tropicus		Western Indian Ocean
Parvocalanus crassirostris		Indo-West Pacific
Parvocalanus elegans		Indo-West Pacific

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