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81 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Aglaophamus agilis
Northeast Atlantic
Aglaophamus circinata
Western Central Atlantic
Aglaophamus dibranchis
Indo-Pacific.
Aglaophamus dicirris
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus dicirroides
Western Central Pacific
Aglaophamus elamellatus
Indo-West Pacific and the
Aglaophamus erectans
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus eugeniae
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus inermis
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus juvenalis
Western Central Atlantic
Aglaophamus longicephalus
Western Indian Ocean
Aglaophamus lyrochaetus
Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Aglaophamus macroura
Purple worm
Southeast Pacific and the
Aglaophamus malmgreni
Indo-Pacific, Northern At
10 TL
Aglaophamus munamaorii
Northwest Pacific
Aglaophamus neotenus
Arctic and Northwest Atla
Aglaophamus orientalis
Western Central Pacific
Aglaophamus ornatus
Antarctic.
Aglaophamus paucilamellata
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus posterobranchus
Antarctic Atlantic
Aglaophamus pulcher
Northeast Atlantic
Aglaophamus rubella
Mediterranean Sea.
Aglaophamus sinensis
Western Pacific
Aglaophamus surrufa
Eastern Pacific
Aglaophamus tepens
Western Central Pacific
Aglaophamus toloensis
Northwest Pacific
Aglaophamus trissophyllus
Antarctic
Aglaophamus verrilli
Western Central Atlantic
Aglaophamus vietnamensis
Western Central Pacific
Aglaophamus virginis
Antarctic Atlantic
Inermonephtys gallardi
Western Pacific
Inermonephtys inermis
Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Micronephthys minuta
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an
Micronephthys oculifera
Northwest Pacific
Micronephthys oligobranchia
Northwest and Western Cen
Micronephthys sphaerocirrata
Indo-West Pacific and the
Micronephthys stammeri
Mediterranean Sea.
Micronephtys minuta
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys acrochaeta
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys assignis
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys assimilis
Eastern Pacific, Northeas
Nephtys bilobatus
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys brachycephala
Northeast Pacific
Nephtys brevibranchis
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys bucera
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys caeca
Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Nephtys caecoides
Northeast Pacific
Nephtys californiensis
Pacific Ocean.
Nephtys ciliata
Arctic, Northern Pacific,
Nephtys cirrosa
White catworm
Western Indian Ocean, Nor
10 TL
Nephtys cornuta
Northeast Pacific
Nephtys cryptomma
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys discors
Arctic, Northwest Atlanti
Nephtys ectopa
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys ferruginea
Eastern Pacific and Antar
Nephtys furcifera
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys glabra
Northwest Pacific
Nephtys hombergii
Atlantic Ocean, Arctic, M
20 TL
Nephtys hystricis
Western Indian Ocean, Nor
Nephtys imbricata
Southeast Pacific
Nephtys incisa
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A
Nephtys kersivalensis
Eastern Atlantic and the
Nephtys longosetosa
Indo-Pacific, Northern At
Nephtys magellanica
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys monroi
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys multicirrata
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys oculata
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys palatii
Western Indian Ocean
Nephtys panamensis
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys paradoxa
Indo-Pacific, Northern At
Nephtys parva
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys pente
Arctic, Northwest Pacific
Nephtys phyllocirra
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys picta
Eastern Pacific and Weste
Nephtys polybranchia
Western Pacific
Nephtys punctata
Northeast Pacific
Nephtys rickettsi
Arctic and Northeast Paci
Nephtys simoni
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys singularis
Eastern Pacific
Nephtys squamosa
Western Central Atlantic
Nephtys tulearensis
Western Indian Ocean.