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Family: Scolecitrichidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amallothrix gracilis []	No picture found Amallothrix lobata []	No picture found Brodskius abyssalis []
No picture found Grievella shanki []	No picture found Lophothrix frontalis []	No picture found Lophothrix latipes []
No picture found Pseudoamallothrix emarginata []	No picture found Pseudoamallothrix laminata []	No picture found Pseudoamallothrix ovata []
No picture found Racovitzanus antarcticus []	No picture found Scaphocalanus brevicornis []	No picture found Scaphocalanus brevirostris []
No picture found Scaphocalanus curtus []	No picture found Scaphocalanus echinatus []	No picture found Scaphocalanus longifurca []
No picture found Scaphocalanus magnus []	No picture found Scaphocalanus major []	No picture found Scaphocalanus polaris []
No picture found Scaphocalanus subcurtus []	No picture found Scolecithricella abyssalis []	No picture found Scolecithricella auropecten []
No picture found Scolecithricella bradyi []	No picture found Scolecithricella dentata []	No picture found Scolecithricella glacialis []
No picture found Scolecithricella longispinosa []	No picture found Scolecithricella minor []	No picture found Scolecithricella paramarginata []
No picture found Scolecithricella tenuiserrata []	No picture found Scolecithricella tropica []	No picture found Scolecithricella valens []
No picture found Scolecithricella vittata []	No picture found Scolecithrix bradyi []	No picture found Scolecithrix danae []
No picture found Scolecithrix minor []	No picture found Scolecithrix nicobarica []	No picture found Scolecitrichopsis ctenopus []
No picture found Scottocalanus australis []	No picture found Scottocalanus helenae []	No picture found Scottocalanus persecans []
No picture found Scottocalanus securifrons []	No picture found Scottocalanus thomasi []

41 Species of Family Scolecitrichidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amallothrix gracilis		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Amallothrix lobata		Western Central Pacific.
Brodskius abyssalis		Antarctic Atlantic
Grievella shanki		Southwest Pacific.
Lophothrix frontalis		Northwest Pacific
Lophothrix latipes		Northwest Pacific
Pseudoamallothrix emarginata		Atlantic Ocean.
Pseudoamallothrix laminata		Arctic.
Pseudoamallothrix ovata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Racovitzanus antarcticus		Northeast Pacific and Ant
Scaphocalanus brevicornis		Western Pacific and the A
Scaphocalanus brevirostris		Atlantic Ocean.
Scaphocalanus curtus		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Scaphocalanus echinatus		Northwest Pacific
Scaphocalanus longifurca		Western Pacific
Scaphocalanus magnus		Western Central Atlantic
Scaphocalanus major		Atlantic, Pacific and Ind
Scaphocalanus polaris		Arctic
Scaphocalanus subcurtus		Atlantic Ocean.
Scolecithricella abyssalis		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithricella auropecten		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithricella bradyi		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithricella dentata		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithricella glacialis		Antarctic Atlantic
Scolecithricella longispinosa		Indo-West Pacific
Scolecithricella minor		Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Scolecithricella paramarginata		Western Indian Ocean
Scolecithricella tenuiserrata		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithricella tropica		Western Pacific
Scolecithricella valens		Atlantic Ocean.
Scolecithricella vittata		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithrix bradyi		Northwest Pacific
Scolecithrix danae		Western Pacific.
Scolecithrix minor		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Scolecithrix nicobarica		Northwest Pacific
Scolecitrichopsis ctenopus		Western Indian Ocean
Scottocalanus australis		Northwest Pacific
Scottocalanus helenae		Northwest Pacific
Scottocalanus persecans		Northwest Pacific
Scottocalanus securifrons		Northwest Pacific
Scottocalanus thomasi		Atlantic Ocean.

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