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Family: Rhynchomolgidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acanthomolgus astrictus []	No picture found Acanthomolgus exilipes []	No picture found Acanthomolgus gentilis []
No picture found Acanthomolgus varirostratus []	No picture found Alcyonomolgus bicrenatus []	No picture found Alcyonomolgus dissimilis []
No picture found Alcyonomolgus insolens []	No picture found Alcyonomolgus lumellifer []	No picture found Alcyonomolgus petalophorus []
No picture found Alcyonomolgus relativus []	No picture found Alcyonomolgus sarcophyticus []	No picture found Anisomolgus ensifer []
No picture found Anisomolgus goniodes []	No picture found Anisomolgus protentus []	No picture found Anisomolgus pterolobatus []
No picture found Colobomolgus cristatus []	No picture found Colobomolgus dentipes []	No picture found Colobomolgus epaxius []
No picture found Critomolgus antennulus []	No picture found Critomolgus astrophyticus []	No picture found Critomolgus audens []
No picture found Critomolgus brevicaudatus []	No picture found Critomolgus caelatus []	No picture found Critomolgus cladiellae []
No picture found Critomolgus cylichnophorus []	No picture found Critomolgus dunnae []	No picture found Critomolgus foxi []
No picture found Critomolgus hispidulus []	No picture found Critomolgus linguifer []	No picture found Critomolgus magnificus []
No picture found Critomolgus mandoensis []	No picture found Critomolgus orectopus []	No picture found Critomolgus paterellis []
No picture found Critomolgus penicillatus []	No picture found Critomolgus scyphulanus []	No picture found Diallagomolgus productus []
No picture found Diallagomolgus vicinus []	No picture found Doridicola aculeatus []	No picture found Doridicola cincinnatus []
No picture found Doridicola cinctus []	No picture found Doridicola commodus []	No picture found Doridicola comparatus []
No picture found Doridicola cuspis []	No picture found Doridicola echinasteris []	No picture found Doridicola inaequalis []
No picture found Doridicola mimicus []	No picture found Doridicola parvicaudatus []	No picture found Doridicola petalopus []
No picture found Doridicola praelongipes []	No picture found Doridicola rostripes []	No picture found Doridicola rumphellae []
No picture found Doridicola senticauda []	No picture found Doridicola spinulifer []	No picture found Emunoa protenta []
No picture found Lambanetes gennulatus []	No picture found Lambanetes stichodactylae []	No picture found Notoxynus crinitus []
No picture found Notoxynus mundus []	No picture found Numboa porosa []	No picture found Pachysericola compressus []
No picture found Paradoridicola adelphus []	No picture found Paradoridicola angularis []	No picture found Paradoridicola drepanophorus []
No picture found Paradoridicola hystricosus []	No picture found Paradoridicola simulator []	No picture found Paradoridicola sinulariae []
No picture found Paradoridicola squamiger []	No picture found Paramolgus alcyoniicus []	No picture found Paramolgus centor []
No picture found Paramolgus clavatus []	No picture found Paramolgus eniwetokensis []	No picture found Paramolgus galeatus []
No picture found Paramolgus inconstans []	No picture found Paramolgus nephthaenus []	No picture found Paramolgus pavonae []
No picture found Paramolgus promiculus []	No picture found Paramolgus spathophorus []	No picture found Paramolgus subincisus []
No picture found Paramolgus timendus []	No picture found Paredromolgus decorus []	No picture found Verutipes laticeps []

81 Species of Family Rhynchomolgidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthomolgus astrictus		Western Central Pacific
Acanthomolgus exilipes		Western Central Pacific
Acanthomolgus gentilis		Western Central Pacific
Acanthomolgus varirostratus		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus bicrenatus		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus dissimilis		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus insolens		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus lumellifer		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus petalophorus		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus relativus		Western Central Pacific
Alcyonomolgus sarcophyticus		Western Central Pacific
Anisomolgus ensifer		Western Central Pacific
Anisomolgus goniodes		Western Central Pacific
Anisomolgus protentus		Western Central Pacific
Anisomolgus pterolobatus		Western Central Pacific
Colobomolgus cristatus		Western Central Pacific
Colobomolgus dentipes		Western Central Pacific
Colobomolgus epaxius		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus antennulus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus astrophyticus		Western Central Atlantic.
Critomolgus audens		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus brevicaudatus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus caelatus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus cladiellae		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus cylichnophorus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus dunnae		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus foxi		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus hispidulus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus linguifer		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus magnificus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus mandoensis		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus orectopus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus paterellis		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus penicillatus		Western Central Pacific
Critomolgus scyphulanus		Western Central Pacific
Diallagomolgus productus		Western Central Pacific
Diallagomolgus vicinus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola aculeatus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola cincinnatus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola cinctus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola commodus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola comparatus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola cuspis		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola echinasteris		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola inaequalis		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola mimicus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola parvicaudatus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola petalopus		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola praelongipes		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola rostripes		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola rumphellae		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola senticauda		Western Central Pacific
Doridicola spinulifer		Western Central Pacific
Emunoa protenta		Western Central Pacific
Lambanetes gennulatus		Western Central Pacific
Lambanetes stichodactylae		Western Central Pacific
Notoxynus crinitus		Western Central Pacific
Notoxynus mundus		Western Central Pacific
Numboa porosa		Western Central Pacific
Pachysericola compressus		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola adelphus		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola angularis		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola drepanophorus		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola hystricosus		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola simulator		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola sinulariae		Western Central Pacific
Paradoridicola squamiger		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus alcyoniicus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus centor		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus clavatus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus eniwetokensis		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus galeatus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus inconstans		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus nephthaenus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus pavonae		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus promiculus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus spathophorus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus subincisus		Western Central Pacific
Paramolgus timendus		Western Central Pacific
Paredromolgus decorus		Western Central Pacific
Verutipes laticeps		Western Central Pacific

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