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Family: Sigalionidae



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96 species (see list below)
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Claparedepelogenia inclusa
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Dayipsammolyce paulayi
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Ehlersileanira incisa
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Eupholoe philippinensis
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Eusigalion lewisi
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Eusigalion spinosum
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Euthalanessa digitata
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Euthalenessa chacei
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Euthalenessa digitata
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Euthalenessa festiva
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Euthalenessa oculata
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Fimbriosthenelais hirsuta
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Fimbriosthenelais hobbsi
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Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis
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Fimbriosthenelais minor
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Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica
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Hartmanipsammolyce pettiboneae
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Horstileanira crosslandsi
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Horstileanira vanderspoeli
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Labioleanira yhleni
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Leanira adenensis
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Leanira calcis
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Leanira cirrata
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Leanira gracilior
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Leanira hystricis
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Leanira minor
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Leanira quatrefagesi
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Leanira robusta
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Neoleanira areolata
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Neoleanira racemosa
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Neoleanira tetragona
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Neopsammolyce floccifera
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Neopsammolyce fragilis
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Neopsammolyce petersi
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Neopsammolyce spinosa
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Pelogenia anoculata
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Pelogenia arenosa
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Pelogenia brevipalpata
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Pelogenia capitata
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Pelogenia fimbriata
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Pelogenia hartmanae
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Pelogenia rigida
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Pelogenia salazarvallejoi
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Pholoe swedmarki
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Psammolyce ctenidophora
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Psammolyce fijiensis
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Psammolyce flava
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Psammolyce myops
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Psammolyce occidentalis
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Psammolyce pendula
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Sigalion arenicola
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Sigalion mathildae
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Sigalion squamosus
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Singalion antillarum
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Singalion arenicola
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Singalion lewisii
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Singalion pourtalesi
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Singalion spinosus
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Sthenelais anocula
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Sthenelais areolata
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Sthenelais articulata
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Sthenelais berkeleyi
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Sthenelais boa
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Sthenelais caerulea
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Sthenelais fusca
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Sthenelais helenae
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Sthenelais kukenthali
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Sthenelais leidyi
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Sthenelais limicola
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Sthenelais maculata
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Sthenelais minor
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Sthenelais mitsuii
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Sthenelais nami
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Sthenelais neoleanirae
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Sthenelais setosa
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Sthenelais tertiaglabra
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Sthenelais verruculosa
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Sthenelanella atypica
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Sthenelanella corallicola
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Sthenelanella ehlersi
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Sthenelanella uniformis
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Sthenolepis fimbriarum
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Sthenolepis gracilior
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Sthenolepis grubei
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Sthenolepis izuensis
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Sthenolepis japonica
[Japanese scaleworm]
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Sthenolepis spargens
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Sthenolepis tentaculata
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Thalenessa edwardsi
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Thalenessa fimbriata
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Thalenessa lewisii
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Thalenessa spinosa
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Thalenessa stylolepis
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Thalenessa vazensis
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Willeysthenelais diplocirrus
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Willeysthenelais suezensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Claparedepelogenia inclusa Mediterranean Sea 1868
Dayipsammolyce paulayi Western Central Atlantic 2022
Ehlersileanira incisa Western Central Atlantic 1878
Eupholoe philippinensis Eastern Pacific 1885
Eusigalion lewisi Eastern Pacific 1938
Eusigalion spinosum Eastern Pacific 1939
Euthalanessa digitata Indo-Pacific. 1885
Euthalenessa chacei Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Euthalenessa digitata Indian Ocean. 1885
Euthalenessa festiva Indo-West Pacific. 1875
Euthalenessa oculata Northwest Pacific and the 1855
Fimbriosthenelais hirsuta Northwest Pacific 1910
Fimbriosthenelais hobbsi Western Central Atlantic 1971
Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis Western Indian Ocean and 1869
Fimbriosthenelais minor Western Central Atlantic 1895
Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica Mediterranean Sea. 1876
Hartmanipsammolyce pettiboneae Western Central Atlantic 2022
Horstileanira crosslandsi Western Indian Ocean 1970
Horstileanira vanderspoeli Western Central Pacific.
Labioleanira yhleni Indo-West Pacific, Northe 1867
Leanira adenensis Western Indian Ocean 1970
Leanira calcis Eastern Pacific 1960
Leanira cirrata Western Central Atlantic 1934
Leanira gracilior Western Central Atlantic 1927
Leanira hystricis Northeast Atlantic
Leanira minor Northeast Atlantic
Leanira quatrefagesi Southeast Pacific and Ant 1856
Leanira robusta Southeast Pacific and Ant
Neoleanira areolata Eastern Pacific 1885
Neoleanira racemosa Eastern Pacific 1972
Neoleanira tetragona Northeast Atlantic and th 1845
Neopsammolyce floccifera Western Central Atlantic 1906
Neopsammolyce fragilis Western Central Atlantic 2022
Neopsammolyce petersi Western Indian Ocean. 1856
Neopsammolyce spinosa Eastern Pacific 1939
Pelogenia anoculata Eastern Pacific 1939
Pelogenia arenosa Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1830
Pelogenia brevipalpata Western Central Atlantic 2022
Pelogenia capitata Western Central Atlantic 2022
Pelogenia fimbriata Eastern Pacific 1939
Pelogenia hartmanae Western Central Atlantic 1997
Pelogenia rigida Western Indian Ocean 1868
Pelogenia salazarvallejoi Western Central Atlantic 2022
Pholoe swedmarki Western Central Atlantic 1975
Psammolyce ctenidophora Western Central Atlantic 1973
Psammolyce fijiensis Western Central Pacific 1885
Psammolyce flava Western Central Atlantic 1855
Psammolyce myops Eastern Pacific 1939
Psammolyce occidentalis Western Central Atlantic 1885
Psammolyce pendula Western Central Atlantic 1942
Sigalion arenicola Western Central Atlantic
Sigalion mathildae Northeast Atlantic, the M 15 TL 1830
Sigalion squamosus Mediterranean Sea. 1830
Singalion antillarum Western Central Atlantic 1875
Singalion arenicola Western Central Atlantic 1879
Singalion lewisii Western Central Atlantic 1939
Singalion pourtalesi Western Central Atlantic 1887
Singalion spinosus Western Central Atlantic 1939
Sthenelais anocula Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais areolata Northwest and Eastern Pac 1885
Sthenelais articulata Western Central Atlantic 1855
Sthenelais berkeleyi Eastern Pacific 1971
Sthenelais boa Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 20 TL 1839
Sthenelais caerulea Eastern Pacific 1861
Sthenelais fusca Northwest and Eastern Pac 1897
Sthenelais helenae Western Central Atlantic 1855
Sthenelais kukenthali Western Central Atlantic 1922
Sthenelais leidyi Western Central Atlantic 1865
Sthenelais limicola Northeast Atlantic and th 1864
Sthenelais maculata Western Central Atlantic 1939
Sthenelais minor Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais mitsuii Western Central Pacific 1938
Sthenelais nami Western Pacific 1968
Sthenelais neoleanirae Eastern Pacific 1939
Sthenelais setosa Western Central Atlantic 1900
Sthenelais tertiaglabra Eastern Pacific 1910
Sthenelais verruculosa Eastern Pacific 1897
Sthenelanella atypica Eastern Pacific
Sthenelanella corallicola Indo-Pacific 1972
Sthenelanella ehlersi Western Central Pacific 1916
Sthenelanella uniformis Eastern Pacific 1910
Sthenolepis fimbriarum Eastern Pacific 1939
Sthenolepis gracilior Western Central Atlantic 1927
Sthenolepis grubei Western Central Atlantic 1901
Sthenolepis izuensis Northwest Pacific 1938
Sthenolepis japonica Japanese scaleworm Indo-West Pacific. 1885
Sthenolepis spargens Eastern Pacific 1972
Sthenolepis tentaculata Northwest Pacific 1917
Thalenessa edwardsi Northwest Pacific
Thalenessa fimbriata Northwest Pacific
Thalenessa lewisii Eastern Pacific 1939
Thalenessa spinosa Eastern Pacific 1939
Thalenessa stylolepis Western Central Pacific 1905
Thalenessa vazensis Western Central Pacific
Willeysthenelais diplocirrus Northwest Pacific 1875
Willeysthenelais suezensis Western Indian Ocean 1971



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