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Family: Rhopalonematidae (See list of species below)

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31 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aglantha digitale
[Pink helmet]
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Aglantha elata
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Aglantha intermedia
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Aglaura hemistoma
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Amphogona apicata
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Amphogona apsteini
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Amphogona pusilla
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Arctapodema ampla
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Arctapodema antarctica
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Arctapodema australis
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Colobonema sericeum
[Silky medusa]
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Colobonema typicum
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Crossota alba
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Crossota brunnea
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Crossota millsae
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Crossota norvegica
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Crossota pedunculata
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Crossota rufobrunnea
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Homoeonema platygonon
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Pantachogon haeckeli
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Pantachogon militare
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Pantachogon scotti
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Persa incolorata
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Ransonia krampi
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Rhopalonema funerarium
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Rhopalonema velatum
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Sminthea arctica
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Sminthea eurygaster
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Tetrorchis erythrogaster
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Vampyrocrossota childressi
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Voragonema laciniata
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31 Species of Family Rhopalonematidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aglantha digitale Pink helmet Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic 4 WD
Aglantha elata Eastern Central Pacific a 1.2 WD
Aglantha intermedia Eastern Central Pacific. 1.4 WD
Aglaura hemistoma Cosmopolitan. Tropical t 0.4 WD
Amphogona apicata Indo-Pacific, Sub-Antarct 0.7 WD
Amphogona apsteini Indo-Pacific and Western 0.6 WD
Amphogona pusilla Indo-Pacific and the Medi 0.6 WD
Arctapodema ampla Southern Atlantic, Antarc 1.5 WD
Arctapodema antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1.6 WD
Arctapodema australis Mediterranean and the Ant 2.3 WD
Colobonema sericeum Silky medusa Antarctic, Atlantic, Indo 4.5 WD
Colobonema typicum Eastern Pacific 2 WD
Crossota alba Pacific Ocean. 4.2 WD
Crossota brunnea Southeast Pacific, Southw 3 WD
Crossota millsae Eastern Pacific and Weste
Crossota norvegica Northeast Atlantic 2 WD
Crossota pedunculata Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 WD
Crossota rufobrunnea Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1.5 WD
Homoeonema platygonon Atlantic, Arctic Oceans a 0.2 WD
Pantachogon haeckeli Circumglobal. 2 WD
Pantachogon militare Western Central Atlantic 1 WD
Pantachogon scotti Antarctic. 0.4 WD
Persa incolorata Eastern Central Pacific, 0.3 WD
Ransonia krampi Mediterranean 0.8 WD
Rhopalonema funerarium Eastern Indian Ocean, Wes 1.7 WD
Rhopalonema velatum Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic 1 WD
Sminthea arctica Northern Atlantic and Arc
Sminthea eurygaster Eastern Central Pacific, 0.6 WD
Tetrorchis erythrogaster Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1.2 WD
Vampyrocrossota childressi Eastern Pacific
Voragonema laciniata Antarctic



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