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Family: Desmoscolecidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Calligyrus gerlachi []	No picture found Desmoscolex adenotrichus []	No picture found Desmoscolex amaurus []
No picture found Desmoscolex americanus []	No picture found Desmoscolex balticus []	No picture found Desmoscolex chaetogaster []
No picture found Desmoscolex falcatus []	No picture found Desmoscolex fennicus []	No picture found Desmoscolex frontalis []
No picture found Desmoscolex labiosus []	No picture found Desmoscolex minutus []	No picture found Desmoscolex petalodes []
No picture found Desmoscolex proboscis []	No picture found Desmoscolex pusillus []	No picture found Desmoscolex vanoyei []
No picture found Hapalomus terrestris []	No picture found Paratricoma pratensis []	No picture found Pareudesmoscolex papillosus []

18 Species of Family Desmoscolecidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Calligyrus gerlachi		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex adenotrichus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex amaurus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex americanus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex balticus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex chaetogaster		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex falcatus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex fennicus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex frontalis		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex labiosus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex minutus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex petalodes		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex proboscis		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex pusillus		Northeast Atlantic
Desmoscolex vanoyei		Northeast Atlantic
Hapalomus terrestris		Northeast Atlantic
Paratricoma pratensis		Northeast Atlantic
Pareudesmoscolex papillosus		Northeast Atlantic

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