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Family: Miraciidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amonardia arctica []	No picture found Amonardia perturbata []	No picture found Amphiascoides debilis []
No picture found Amphiascoides neglectus []	No picture found Amphiascoides subdebilis []	No picture found Amphiascus minutus []
No picture found Amphiascus parvus []	No picture found Amphiascus propinquus []	No picture found Amphiascus undosus []
No picture found Amphiascus varians []	No picture found Bulbamphiascus imus []	No picture found Bulbamphiascus minutus []
No picture found Cladorostrata brevipoda []	No picture found Cladorostrata longipoda []	No picture found Delavalia arctica []
No picture found Delavalia longicaudata []	No picture found Haloschizopera bulbifer []	No picture found Haloschizopera clotensis []
No picture found Haloschizopera pygmaea []	No picture found Macrosetella gracilis []	No picture found Miracia efferata []
No picture found Oculosetella gracilis []	No picture found Paramphiascella fulvofasciata []	No picture found Paramphiascella langi []
No picture found Paramphiascella pacifica []	No picture found Paramphiascella sirbonica []	No picture found Paramphiascella vararensis []
No picture found Paramphiascopsis longirostris []	No picture found Protopsammotopa norvegica []	No picture found Psammotopa phyllosetosa []
No picture found Pseudostenhelia secunda []	No picture found Pseudostenhelia wellsi []	No picture found Robertgurneya ilievecensis []
No picture found Robertgurneya rostrata []	No picture found Robertsonia knoxi []	No picture found Robertsonia propinqua []
No picture found Sarsamphiascus angustipes []	No picture found Schizopera clandestina []	No picture found Schizopera knabeni []
No picture found Schizopera longirostris []	No picture found Schizopera pratensis []	No picture found Stenhelia curviseta []
No picture found Stenhelia gundulae []	No picture found Stenhelia latioperculata []	No picture found Stenhelia ornamentalia []
No picture found Teissierella massiliensis []	No picture found Wellstenhelia melpomene []

47 Species of Family Miraciidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amonardia arctica		Arctic
Amonardia perturbata		Southwest Pacific
Amphiascoides debilis		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiascoides neglectus		Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiascoides subdebilis		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiascus minutus		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiascus parvus		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiascus propinquus		Northeast Atlantic
Amphiascus undosus		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Amphiascus varians		Atlantic Ocean.
Bulbamphiascus imus		Northeast Atlantic
Bulbamphiascus minutus		Atlantic Ocean.
Cladorostrata brevipoda		Northwest Pacific
Cladorostrata longipoda		Northwest Pacific
Delavalia arctica		Arctic
Delavalia longicaudata		Arctic
Haloschizopera bulbifer		Atlantic Ocean.
Haloschizopera clotensis		Arctic
Haloschizopera pygmaea		Northeast Atlantic
Macrosetella gracilis		Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Miracia efferata		Atlantic, Pacific and Ind
Oculosetella gracilis		Atlantic, Pacific and Ind
Paramphiascella fulvofasciata		Northeast Atlantic
Paramphiascella langi		Northwest Pacific
Paramphiascella pacifica		Western Central Pacific
Paramphiascella sirbonica		Atlantic Ocean.
Paramphiascella vararensis		Northeast Atlantic
Paramphiascopsis longirostris		Northeast Atlantic
Protopsammotopa norvegica		Northeast Atlantic
Psammotopa phyllosetosa		Northeast Atlantic
Pseudostenhelia secunda		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pseudostenhelia wellsi		Western Central Atlantic
Robertgurneya ilievecensis		Northeast Atlantic
Robertgurneya rostrata		Atlantic Ocean.
Robertsonia knoxi		Western Central Pacific
Robertsonia propinqua		Southwest Pacific
Sarsamphiascus angustipes		Western Central Pacific
Schizopera clandestina		Northwest Pacific
Schizopera knabeni		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Schizopera longirostris		Western Central Pacific
Schizopera pratensis		Northeast Atlantic
Stenhelia curviseta		Arctic
Stenhelia gundulae		Western Central Pacific.
Stenhelia latioperculata		Western Central Pacific
Stenhelia ornamentalia		Northwest Pacific
Teissierella massiliensis		Northwest Pacific
Wellstenhelia melpomene		Northeast Atlantic and th

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