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Family: Lampropidae



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106 species
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Archaeocuma peruanum
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Bathylamprops calmani
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Bathylamprops michelae
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Bathylamprops motasi
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Bathylamprops natalensis
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL

 
Bathylamprops scaber
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Ceratocuma amoena
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Ceratocuma erinacea
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Ceratocuma horridum
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Ceratocuma reyssi
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Chalarostylis elegans
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Dasylamprops guanchi
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Hemilamprops abyssi
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Hemilamprops assimilis
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Hemilamprops bacescui
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Hemilamprops bicarinata
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Hemilamprops bigibbus
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Hemilamprops californicus
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Hemilamprops canadensis
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Hemilamprops cristatus
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Hemilamprops diversus
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Hemilamprops glabrus
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Hemilamprops gracilis
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Hemilamprops izuanus
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Hemilamprops japonicus
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Hemilamprops latus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Hemilamprops longisetae
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Hemilamprops lotusae
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Hemilamprops merlini
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Hemilamprops miyakei
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Hemilamprops normani
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Hemilamprops pacificus
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Hemilamprops pectinatus
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Hemilamprops pellucidus
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Hemilamprops rosea
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Hemilamprops roseus
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Hemilamprops serrulatus
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Hemilamprops tanseianus
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Hemilamprops ultimaespei
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Hemilamprops uniplicata
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Hemilamprops uniplicatus
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Lamprops affinis
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Lamprops beringi
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Lamprops carinata
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Lamprops carinatus
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Lamprops comatus
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Lamprops fasciata
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Lamprops fasciatus
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Lamprops flavus
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Lamprops fuscata
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Lamprops fuscatus
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Lamprops hexaspinula
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Lamprops japonicus
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Lamprops korroensis
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Lamprops multifasciatus
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Lamprops obfuscatus
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Lamprops profundus
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Lamprops pumilio
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Lamprops quadriplicata
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Lamprops sarsi
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Lamprops serratus
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Lamprops tomalesi
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Lamprops triserratus
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Mesolamprops abyssalis
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Mesolamprops bispinosus
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Mesolamprops denticulatus
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Mesolamprops dillonensis
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Misceolamprops dolorsae
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Murilamprops brasiliensis
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Paralamprops arafurensis
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Paralamprops aspera
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL

 
Paralamprops caudodentatus
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Paralamprops cherkii
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Paralamprops corollifera
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Paralamprops crosnieri
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Paralamprops girardi
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Paralamprops grimaldii
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Paralamprops ledoyeri
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Paralamprops margidens
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Paralamprops mawsoni
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Paralamprops orbicularis
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL

 
Paralamprops pacificus
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Paralamprops peringueyi
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Paralamprops racovitzai
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Paralamprops rossi
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Paralamprops semiornatus
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Paralamprops serratocostatus
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Paralamprops tuberculatus
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Platysympus brachyurus
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Platysympus camelus
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Platysympus compressus
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Platysympus depressus
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Platysympus japonicus
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Platysympus muranoi
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Platysympus ovalis
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Platysympus phylloides
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Platysympus quadrangulatus
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Platysympus tricarinatus
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Platysympus typicus
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Platytyphlops lathierae
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Pseudodiastylis benthedii
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Pseudodiastylis delamarei
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Pseudodiastylis ferox
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Pseudolamprops spinifer
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Stenotyphlops spinulosus
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Typolamprops hudsoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Archaeocuma peruanum 1972
Bathylamprops calmani Western Indian Ocean 1908
Bathylamprops michelae Western Indian Ocean 1978
Bathylamprops motasi Western Indian Ocean 1976
Bathylamprops natalensis Southeast Atlantic 1969
Bathylamprops scaber Western Central Pacific 1.4 TL 2006
Ceratocuma amoena North Atlantic Ocean. 1969
Ceratocuma erinacea Western Indian Ocean 1988
Ceratocuma horridum Atlantic Ocean 1905
Ceratocuma reyssi Atlantic Ocean 1973
Chalarostylis elegans Atlantic Ocean 1879
Dasylamprops guanchi Western Central Atlantic 1978
Hemilamprops abyssi North Pacific Ocean. 1989
Hemilamprops assimilis Northeast Atlantic
Hemilamprops bacescui Northeast Atlantic 2003
Hemilamprops bicarinata Western Indian Ocean 1988
Hemilamprops bigibbus North Pacific Ocean. 1974
Hemilamprops californicus Northwest Pacific 1936
Hemilamprops canadensis Northwest Pacific 1988
Hemilamprops cristatus Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1870
Hemilamprops diversus Southwest Pacific 1946
Hemilamprops glabrus Southeast Atlantic 1978
Hemilamprops gracilis Northern Pacific 1930
Hemilamprops izuanus Western Central Pacific 1959
Hemilamprops japonicus North Pacific Ocean. 1959
Hemilamprops latus Eastern Indian Ocean 1946
Hemilamprops longisetae Western Central Pacific 0.8 TL 2006
Hemilamprops lotusae Sub-Antarctic 1969
Hemilamprops merlini Sub-Antarctic 2005
Hemilamprops miyakei Northwest Pacific 1967
Hemilamprops normani East Atlantic and the Med 1896
Hemilamprops pacificus Western Central Pacific 1959
Hemilamprops pectinatus Northwest Pacific 1955
Hemilamprops pellucidus Southwest Atlantic and An 1908
Hemilamprops rosea Northeast Atlantic
Hemilamprops roseus North East Atlantic. 1863
Hemilamprops serrulatus Sub-Antarctic 1977
Hemilamprops tanseianus Northwest Pacific 1967
Hemilamprops ultimaespei Southeast Pacific, Southw 1921
Hemilamprops uniplicata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Hemilamprops uniplicatus Arctic and Northeast Atla 1872
Lamprops affinis Russia.
Lamprops beringi Northwest Pacific.
Lamprops carinata Northeast Pacific and the
Lamprops carinatus Northeast Pacific 1930
Lamprops comatus Antarctica. 1907
Lamprops fasciata Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lamprops fasciatus Northeast Atlantic and Ar 1863
Lamprops flavus Western Central Pacific 1959
Lamprops fuscata Northeast Pacific, Northe
Lamprops fuscatus Northeast Atlantic 1865
Lamprops hexaspinula Northeast Atlantic 1990
Lamprops japonicus North Pacific Ocean. 1937
Lamprops korroensis Russia, Sea of Okhotsk an 1923
Lamprops multifasciatus Boreal Pacific 1937
Lamprops obfuscatus Eastern Central Pacific 1975
Lamprops profundus Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Lamprops pumilio Sea of Okhotsk. 1937
Lamprops quadriplicata Northwest Atlantic, North 1879
Lamprops sarsi Northern Pacific and the
Lamprops serratus Boreal Pacific 1930
Lamprops tomalesi Eastern Central Pacific 1975
Lamprops triserratus Eastern Central Pacific 1975
Mesolamprops abyssalis Tropical and subtropical 1978
Mesolamprops bispinosus Eastern Central Pacific 1964
Mesolamprops denticulatus Endemic to the Mediterran 1983
Mesolamprops dillonensis Eastern Central Pacific 1975
Misceolamprops dolorsae Western Central Pacific 0.8 TL 2006
Murilamprops brasiliensis Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Paralamprops arafurensis Indonesia. 1969
Paralamprops aspera Antarctic. 1907
Paralamprops caudodentatus Western Central Pacific 2.6 TL 2006
Paralamprops cherkii Western Central Pacific 1978
Paralamprops corollifera Northwest Pacific 1990
Paralamprops crosnieri Western Central Pacific 0.9 TL 2006
Paralamprops girardi Western Central Pacific 1978
Paralamprops grimaldii Northeast Atlantic 1929
Paralamprops ledoyeri Northeast Atlantic 1978
Paralamprops margidens South Africa. 1978
Paralamprops mawsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1937
Paralamprops orbicularis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Paralamprops pacificus Western Central Pacific 1.1 TL 2006
Paralamprops peringueyi Southeast Atlantic 1978
Paralamprops racovitzai Southern Ocean. 2003
Paralamprops rossi Antarctic. 1971
Paralamprops semiornatus Northeast Atlantic 1929
Paralamprops serratocostatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Paralamprops tuberculatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1994
Platysympus brachyurus Antarctica. 1907
Platysympus camelus Southeast Atlantic
Platysympus compressus Southeast Atlantic 1978
Platysympus depressus Southeast Atlantic
Platysympus japonicus Western Central Pacific 1975
Platysympus muranoi Northwest Pacific 1980
Platysympus ovalis Northwest Pacific 1987
Platysympus phylloides Southeast Atlantic 1978
Platysympus quadrangulatus Northwest Pacific 1987
Platysympus tricarinatus Northwest Pacific 1920
Platysympus typicus Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Platytyphlops lathierae Eastern Central Atlantic 1978
Pseudodiastylis benthedii Western Indian Ocean 1988
Pseudodiastylis delamarei Southwest Atlantic 1975
Pseudodiastylis ferox Western Central Pacific 1905
Pseudolamprops spinifer Northwest Pacific 1989
Stenotyphlops spinulosus Southeast Atlantic 1912
Typolamprops hudsoni Southeast Atlantic 1978



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