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Family: Poecilasmatidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Dichelaspis hawaiense []	No picture found Dichelaspis thieli []	No picture found Glyptelasma annandalei []
No picture found Glyptelasma carinatum []	No picture found Glyptelasma gigas []	No picture found Glyptelasma gracile []
No picture found Glyptelasma hamatum []	No picture found Glyptelasma pilsbryi []	No picture found Megalasma elegans []
No picture found Megalasma minus []	No picture found Megalasma striatum []	No picture found Octolasmis angulata []
No picture found Octolasmis aperta []	No picture found Octolasmis bullata []	No picture found Octolasmis carpilii []
No picture found Octolasmis clavula []	No picture found Octolasmis collare []	No picture found Octolasmis cor []
No picture found Octolasmis forresti []	No picture found Octolasmis geryonophila []	No picture found Octolasmis grayi []
No picture found Octolasmis hoeki []	No picture found Octolasmis iloiloensis []	No picture found Octolasmis lowei []
No picture found Octolasmis neptuni []	No picture found Octolasmis nierstraszi []	No picture found Octolasmis orthogonia []
No picture found Octolasmis scuticosta []	No picture found Octolasmis trigona []	No picture found Octolasmis tydemanni []
No picture found Octolasmis warwickii []	No picture found Octolasmis weberi []	No picture found Pagurolepas atlantica []
No picture found Poecilasma aurantia []	No picture found Poecilasma crassa []	No picture found Poecilasma inaequilaterale []
No picture found Poecilasma kaempferi []	No picture found Poecilasma obliqua []	No picture found Temnaspis amygdalum []
No picture found Temnaspis bathynomi []	No picture found Temnaspis excavatum []	No picture found Temnaspis fissum []
No picture found Temnaspis kilepoae []	No picture found Temnaspis lenticula []	No picture found Temnaspis tridens []
No picture found Trilasmis eburnea []	No picture found Trilasmis excavatum []	No picture found Trilasmis tridens []

48 Species of Family Poecilasmatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Dichelaspis hawaiense		Indo-Pacific.
Dichelaspis thieli		Eastern Atlantic
Glyptelasma annandalei		Indo-West Pacific
Glyptelasma carinatum		Northeast Atlantic and In
Glyptelasma gigas		Indo-West Pacific
Glyptelasma gracile		Indo-West Pacific
Glyptelasma hamatum		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Glyptelasma pilsbryi		Cosmopolitan.
Megalasma elegans		Pacific Ocean
Megalasma minus		Cosmopolitan.
Megalasma striatum		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis angulata		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis aperta		Indo-West Pacific
Octolasmis bullata		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis carpilii		Western Central Pacific
Octolasmis clavula		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis collare		Western Central Pacific
Octolasmis cor		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis forresti		Western Indian Ocean and
Octolasmis geryonophila		Western Atlantic and Indo
Octolasmis grayi		Indo-West Pacific
Octolasmis hoeki		Western Indian Ocean and
Octolasmis iloiloensis		Western Central Pacific
Octolasmis lowei		Circumglobal.
Octolasmis neptuni		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis nierstraszi		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis orthogonia		Tropical and subtropical
Octolasmis scuticosta		Northwest Pacific
Octolasmis trigona		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W
Octolasmis tydemanni		Western Central Pacific
Octolasmis warwickii		Indo-West Pacific.
Octolasmis weberi		Indo-West Pacific.
Pagurolepas atlantica		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Poecilasma aurantia		Eastern Central Atlantic
Poecilasma crassa		Eastern Central Atlantic
Poecilasma inaequilaterale		Western Atlantic
Poecilasma kaempferi		Circumglobal.
Poecilasma obliqua		Western Pacific.
Temnaspis amygdalum		Indo-Pacific.
Temnaspis bathynomi		Indo-West Pacific
Temnaspis excavatum		Indo-West Pacific.
Temnaspis fissum		Indo-Pacific.
Temnaspis kilepoae		Northwest Pacific
Temnaspis lenticula		Indo-West Pacific.
Temnaspis tridens		Indo-West Pacific.
Trilasmis eburnea		Indo-West Pacific.
Trilasmis excavatum		Western Central Pacific
Trilasmis tridens		Western Central Pacific

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