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Family: Elpidiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Achlyonice longicornis []	No picture found Achlyonice margitae []	No picture found Achlyonice myriamae []
No picture found Achlyonice violaecuspidata []	No picture found Amperima furcata []	No picture found Amperima insignis []
No picture found Amperima naresi []	No picture found Amperima robusta []	No picture found Ellipinion delagei []
No picture found Ellipinion molle []	No picture found Ellipinion papillosum []	No picture found Elpidia belyaevi []
No picture found Elpidia echinata []	No picture found Elpidia glacialis []	No picture found Elpidia theeli []
No picture found Kolga hyalina []	No picture found Kolga ludwigi []	No picture found Peniagone affinis []
No picture found Peniagone azorica []	No picture found Peniagone challengeri []	No picture found Peniagone crozeti []
No picture found Peniagone diaphana []	No picture found Peniagone elongata []	No picture found Peniagone incerta []
No picture found Peniagone islandica []	No picture found Peniagone leander []	No picture found Peniagone purpurea []
No picture found Peniagone thieli []	No picture found Peniagone vignioni []	No picture found Peniagone vitrea []
No picture found Peniagone willemoesi []	No picture found Penilpidia ludwigi []	No picture found Protelpidia murrayi []
No picture found Rhipidothuria racovitzai []	No picture found Scotoplanes globosa []

35 Species of Family Elpidiidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Achlyonice longicornis	Southeast Atlantic
Achlyonice margitae	Western Pacific
Achlyonice myriamae	Eastern Atlantic
Achlyonice violaecuspidata	Atlantic Ocean and Antarc	5.4 TL
Amperima furcata	Northeast Atlantic and So
Amperima insignis	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amperima naresi	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amperima robusta	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Ellipinion delagei	To be filled.
Ellipinion molle	To be filled.
Ellipinion papillosum	Antarctic.
Elpidia belyaevi	Arctic and Canada.
Elpidia echinata	To be filled.
Elpidia glacialis	Southwest Pacific, Northe
Elpidia theeli	Antarctic.
Kolga hyalina	Arctic
Kolga ludwigi	To be filled.
Peniagone affinis	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Peniagone azorica	To be filled.
Peniagone challengeri	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Peniagone crozeti	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Peniagone diaphana	Antarctic Indian Ocean	15
Peniagone elongata	Southeast Pacific	20
Peniagone incerta	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Peniagone islandica	Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Peniagone leander	Indian Ocean.	30
Peniagone purpurea	southern Indian Ocean, no
Peniagone thieli	Western Central Pacific
Peniagone vignioni	Antarctic Atlantic
Peniagone vitrea	Eastern Pacific.
Peniagone willemoesi	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Penilpidia ludwigi	Mediterranean Sea.
Protelpidia murrayi	Antarctic Atlantic.
Rhipidothuria racovitzai	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Scotoplanes globosa	off Chile, southwest of C

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