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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pectiniidae (See list of species below)

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

Echinomorpha nishihirai []	Mycedium elephantotus [Chinese lettuce coral]	Mycedium mancaoi []
Mycedium robokaki []	No picture found Mycedium spina []	Mycedium steeni []
Mycedium umbra [Green eyed cup coral]	Pectinia africana []	Pectinia alcicornis [Antler coral]
No picture found Pectinia crassa []	Pectinia elongata []	Pectinia lactuca [Lettuce coral]
Pectinia maxima []	Pectinia paeonia [Plate coral]	Pectinia pygmaea []
Pectinia teres []	Physophyllia ayleni []

17 Species of Family Pectiniidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Echinomorpha nishihirai		Western Pacific.
Mycedium elephantotus	Chinese lettuce coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Mycedium mancaoi		Western Central Pacific.
Mycedium robokaki		Western Central Pacific.
Mycedium spina		Western Central Pacific
Mycedium steeni		Western Central Pacific
Mycedium umbra	Green eyed cup coral	Western Central Pacific
Pectinia africana		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia alcicornis	Antler coral	Western Central Pacific.
Pectinia crassa		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia elongata		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia lactuca	Lettuce coral	Indo-Pacific.	100 WD
Pectinia maxima		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia paeonia	Plate coral	Western Central Pacific.
Pectinia pygmaea		Western Central Pacific
Pectinia teres		Western Central Pacific
Physophyllia ayleni		Western Central Pacific.

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