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Family: Plicatulidae (See list of species below)

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


Enigmonia aenigmatica
[Enigma oyster]
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Plicatula australis
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Plicatula chinensis
[]
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Plicatula complanata
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Plicatula gibbosa
[Atlantic kittenpaw]
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Plicatula horrida
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Plicatula miskito
[]
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Plicatula muricata
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Plicatula philippinarum
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Plicatula plicata
[Plicate kitten's paw]
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Plicatula simplex
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Plicatula tuberculosa
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12 Species of Family Plicatulidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Enigmonia aenigmatica Enigma oyster Western Pacific.
Plicatula australis Indo-West Pacific.
Plicatula chinensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Plicatula complanata Western Indian Ocean
Plicatula gibbosa Atlantic kittenpaw Western Atlantic. 3.3 DL
Plicatula horrida Western Pacific
Plicatula miskito Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL
Plicatula muricata Western Pacific.
Plicatula philippinarum Western Pacific
Plicatula plicata Plicate kitten's paw Indo-Pacific
Plicatula simplex Northwest Pacific.
Plicatula tuberculosa Western Pacific



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