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Family: Enoplidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cryptenoplus gerlachi []	No picture found Enoploides caspersi []	No picture found Enoploides labiatus []
No picture found Enoploides longispiculosus []	No picture found Enoploides spiculohamatus []	No picture found Enoplolaimus denticulatus []
No picture found Enoplolaimus litoralis []	No picture found Enoplolaimus longicaudatus []	No picture found Enoplolaimus propinquus []
No picture found Enoplolaimus regius []	No picture found Enoplolaimus subterraneus []	No picture found Enoplolaimus vulgaris []
No picture found Enoplus brevis []	No picture found Enoplus communis []	No picture found Fenestrolaimus insulaealbae []
No picture found Hyptiolaimus cephalatus []	No picture found Mesacanthion audax []	No picture found Mesacanthion hirsutum []
No picture found Mesacanthion virile []	No picture found Mesacanthoides latignathus []	No picture found Oxyonchus australis []
No picture found Paramesacanthion hirsutum []	No picture found Paramesacanthion marei []	No picture found Saveljevia cornuta []

24 Species of Family Enoplidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cryptenoplus gerlachi		Northeast Atlantic
Enoploides caspersi		Northeast Atlantic
Enoploides labiatus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoploides longispiculosus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoploides spiculohamatus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus denticulatus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus litoralis		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus longicaudatus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus propinquus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus regius		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus subterraneus		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplolaimus vulgaris		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplus brevis		Northeast Atlantic
Enoplus communis		Northeast Atlantic
Fenestrolaimus insulaealbae		Northeast Atlantic
Hyptiolaimus cephalatus		Antarctic
Mesacanthion audax		Northeast Atlantic
Mesacanthion hirsutum		Northeast Atlantic
Mesacanthion virile		Northeast Atlantic
Mesacanthoides latignathus		Northeast Atlantic
Oxyonchus australis		Antarctic
Paramesacanthion hirsutum		Northeast Atlantic
Paramesacanthion marei		Northeast Atlantic
Saveljevia cornuta		Northeast Atlantic

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