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Family: Acanthogorgiidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acanthogorgia armata [Armoured sea fan coral]	No picture found Acanthogorgia aspera []	No picture found Acanthogorgia augusta []
No picture found Acanthogorgia australiensis []	No picture found Acanthogorgia breviflora []	No picture found Acanthogorgia glyphica []
No picture found Acanthogorgia hirsuta [Hairy sea fan coral]	No picture found Acanthogorgia ildibaha []	No picture found Acanthogorgia isoxya []
No picture found Acanthogorgia meganopla []	No picture found Acanthogorgia ramosissima []	No picture found Acanthogorgia schrammi []
No picture found Acanthogorgia spinosa []	No picture found Acanthogorgia vegae []	No picture found Anthogorgia divaricata []
No picture found Anthogorgia ochracea []	No picture found Calcigorgia gigantea []	No picture found Calcigorgia gracilis []
No picture found Calcigorgia herba []	No picture found Calcigorgia lukini []	No picture found Calcigorgia pacifica []
No picture found Calcigorgia spiculifera [Pink gorgonian]	No picture found Muricella abnormalis []	No picture found Muricella flexuosa []
No picture found Muricella paraplectana []	No picture found Muricella plectana [Gorgonian coral]

26 Species of Family Acanthogorgiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthogorgia armata	Armoured sea fan coral	Northwest Atlantic
Acanthogorgia aspera		Western Central Atlantic
Acanthogorgia augusta		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia australiensis		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia breviflora		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia glyphica		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia hirsuta	Hairy sea fan coral	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Acanthogorgia ildibaha		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia isoxya		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia meganopla		Western Central Pacific
Acanthogorgia ramosissima		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Acanthogorgia schrammi		Southwest Pacific
Acanthogorgia spinosa		Indo-West Pacific
Acanthogorgia vegae		Northwest Pacific
Anthogorgia divaricata		Western Pacific
Anthogorgia ochracea		Western Central Pacific
Calcigorgia gigantea		North Pacific
Calcigorgia gracilis		Northwest Pacific
Calcigorgia herba		Northwest Pacific
Calcigorgia lukini		Northwest Pacific
Calcigorgia pacifica		Northwest Pacific
Calcigorgia spiculifera	Pink gorgonian	Northeast Pacific	25 H
Muricella abnormalis		Northwest Pacific
Muricella flexuosa		Northwest Pacific
Muricella paraplectana		Western Central Pacific
Muricella plectana	Gorgonian coral	Western Central Pacific

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