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Family: Amphoriscidae (See list of species below)

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14 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Amphoriscus capsula
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Amphoriscus chrysalis
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Amphoriscus cucumis
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Amphoriscus echinus
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Amphoriscus elongatus
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Amphoriscus oviparus
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Amphoriscus semoni
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Leucilla agitata
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Leucilla mancoraensis
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Leucilla nuttingi
[Stalked vase sponge]
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Leucilla uter
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Paraleucilla cucumis
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Paraleucilla erpenbecki
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Paraleucilla tarazonai
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14 Species of Family Amphoriscidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amphoriscus capsula Western Indian Ocean and
Amphoriscus chrysalis Circumglobal between lati
Amphoriscus cucumis Indo-West Pacific
Amphoriscus echinus Northeast Atlantic
Amphoriscus elongatus Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphoriscus oviparus Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Amphoriscus semoni Western Central Pacific
Leucilla agitata Southeast Pacific
Leucilla mancoraensis Southeast Pacific
Leucilla nuttingi Stalked vase sponge Eastern Pacific and the A
Leucilla uter Western Central Atlantic.
Paraleucilla cucumis Eastern Indian Ocean
Paraleucilla erpenbecki Western Indian Ocean
Paraleucilla tarazonai Southeast Pacific



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