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Family: Corallanidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Alcirona grandis []	No picture found Alcirona krebsii []	No picture found Corallana brevipes []
No picture found Corallana collaris []	No picture found Corallana hirsuta []	No picture found Corallana hirticauda []
No picture found Corallana nodosa []	No picture found Excorallana acuticauda []	No picture found Excorallana delaneyi []
No picture found Excorallana mexicana []	No picture found Excorallana sexticornis []	No picture found Excorallana tricornis []
No picture found Lanocira gardineri []	No picture found Lanocira rapax []	No picture found Tachaea chinensis []

15 Species of Family Corallanidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alcirona grandis		Northwest Pacific
Alcirona krebsii		St. Thomas.
Corallana brevipes		Western Central Pacific
Corallana collaris		Western Central Pacific
Corallana hirsuta		Western Central Pacific
Corallana hirticauda		Western Central Pacific
Corallana nodosa		Western Central Pacific
Excorallana acuticauda		Off Brazil.
Excorallana delaneyi		Western Central Atlantic
Excorallana mexicana		Gulf of Mexico.
Excorallana sexticornis		Florida, USA.
Excorallana tricornis		West Indies.
Lanocira gardineri		Northwest Pacific and Wes
Lanocira rapax		Puerto Rico.
Tachaea chinensis		Northwest and Western Cen

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