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Family: Clathrinidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Arthuria darwinii []	No picture found Clathrina andreusi []	No picture found Clathrina blanca []
No picture found Clathrina chrysea []	Clathrina clathrus [White Clathrina]	Clathrina coriacea [Yellow Clathrina]
No picture found Clathrina fakaravae []	No picture found Clathrina fjordica [Lattice sponge (of the fjords)]	No picture found Clathrina hondurensis []
No picture found Clathrina huahineae []	No picture found Clathrina maremeccae []	No picture found Clathrina primordialis []
No picture found Clathrina repens []	No picture found Clathrina rodriguesensis []	No picture found Clathrina tendali []
No picture found Ernstia variabilis []	No picture found Guancha philippina []	No picture found Guancha ramosa [Little mustache sponge]
Janusya tubuloreticulosa []

19 Species of Family Clathrinidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Arthuria darwinii		Indo-West Pacific.
Clathrina andreusi		Southeast Pacific
Clathrina blanca		Arctic
Clathrina chrysea		Western Central Pacific
Clathrina clathrus	White Clathrina	Mediterranean.	10 TL
Clathrina coriacea	Yellow Clathrina	Cosmopolitan except Antar
Clathrina fakaravae		Eastern Central Pacific
Clathrina fjordica	Lattice sponge (of the fjords)	Southeast Pacific
Clathrina hondurensis		Western Central Atlantic
Clathrina huahineae		Eastern Central Pacific
Clathrina maremeccae		Western Indian Ocean
Clathrina primordialis		Western Central Atlantic
Clathrina repens		Western Indian Ocean
Clathrina rodriguesensis		Western Indian Ocean
Clathrina tendali		Northwest Atlantic
Ernstia variabilis		Eastern Central Pacific
Guancha philippina		Western Central Pacific
Guancha ramosa	Little mustache sponge	Southeast Pacific
Janusya tubuloreticulosa		Western Central Pacific

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