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Family: Brisingidae (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 Astrocles actinodetus []	No picture found Astrolirus panamensis []	No picture found Astrolirus patricki []
No picture found Astrostephane acanthogenys []	No picture found Astrostephane mollucana []	No picture found Brisinga distincta []
No picture found Brisinga endecacnemos []	No picture found Brisingaster robillardi []	No picture found Brisingenes multicostata []
No picture found Craterobrisinga analoga []	No picture found Craterobrisinga eucoryne []	No picture found Craterobrisingia synaptoma []
No picture found Freyella attenuata []	No picture found Freyella echinata []	No picture found Freyella elegans []
No picture found Freyella fragilissima []	No picture found Freyella microplax []	No picture found Freyella mortenseni []
No picture found Freyellaster fecundus []	No picture found Freyellaster polycnema []	No picture found Hymenodiscus coronata []
No picture found Hymenodiscus membranacea []	No picture found Novodinia penichra []	No picture found Novodinia radiata []
Odinella nutrix []	No picture found Stegnobrisinga placoderma []

26 Species of Family Brisingidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Astrocles actinodetus		Northeast Pacific.
Astrolirus panamensis		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Astrolirus patricki		Pacific Ocean
Astrostephane acanthogenys		Western Central Pacific
Astrostephane mollucana		Western Pacific
Brisinga distincta		Antarctic
Brisinga endecacnemos		Atlantic Ocean.
Brisingaster robillardi		Western Central Pacific
Brisingenes multicostata		Antarctic Atlantic
Craterobrisinga analoga		Western Central Pacific
Craterobrisinga eucoryne		Western Central Pacific
Craterobrisingia synaptoma		Northeast Pacific.
Freyella attenuata		West Central Pacific.
Freyella echinata		Western Central Pacific
Freyella elegans		Northwest Atlantic.
Freyella fragilissima		Antarctic
Freyella microplax		Northeast Pacific.
Freyella mortenseni		Southwest Pacific
Freyellaster fecundus		Northeast Pacific.
Freyellaster polycnema		Southwest Pacific
Hymenodiscus coronata		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Hymenodiscus membranacea		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Novodinia penichra		Western Central Pacific
Novodinia radiata		Western Central Pacific
Odinella nutrix		Antarctic.
Stegnobrisinga placoderma		Western Central Pacific

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