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Family: Acrochaetiaceae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acrochaetium alariae []	No picture found Acrochaetium bahreinii []	No picture found Acrochaetium balticum []
No picture found Acrochaetium catenulatum []	No picture found Acrochaetium corymbiferum []	No picture found Acrochaetium discoideum []
No picture found Acrochaetium fernandezianum []	No picture found Acrochaetium humile []	No picture found Acrochaetium hypneae []
No picture found Acrochaetium microfilum []	No picture found Acrochaetium moniliforme []	No picture found Acrochaetium ralfsiae []
No picture found Acrochaetium robustum []	No picture found Acrochaetium savianum []	No picture found Acrochaetium secundatum []
No picture found Acrochaetium unipes []	No picture found Rhodochorton purpureum []

17 Species of Family Acrochaetiaceae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acrochaetium alariae		Northeast Atlantic
Acrochaetium bahreinii		Western Indian Ocean.
Acrochaetium balticum		Northeast Atlantic
Acrochaetium catenulatum		Southeast Pacific
Acrochaetium corymbiferum		Western Central Atlantic
Acrochaetium discoideum		Southeast Pacific
Acrochaetium fernandezianum		Southeast Pacific
Acrochaetium humile		Northeast Atlantic
Acrochaetium hypneae		Western Central Atlantic
Acrochaetium microfilum		Northeast Atlantic
Acrochaetium moniliforme		Southeast Pacific
Acrochaetium ralfsiae		Southeast Pacific
Acrochaetium robustum		Indo-West Pacific.
Acrochaetium savianum		Western Indian Ocean and
Acrochaetium secundatum		Northeast Atlantic
Acrochaetium unipes		Western Central Atlantic
Rhodochorton purpureum		Northeast Atlantic

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