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Family: Gorgoniidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Adelogorgia phyllosclera [Orange gorgonian]	No picture found Antillogorgia elisabethae [Sea plume]	No picture found Eugorgia ampla []
No picture found Eugorgia bradleyi []	No picture found Eugorgia daniana []	No picture found Eugorgia forreri []
No picture found Eugorgia nobilis []	No picture found Eugorgia rubens [Purple gorgonian]	No picture found Eunicella cavolini []
No picture found Eunicella filiformis []	No picture found Eunicella gazella []	No picture found Eunicella labiata []
No picture found Eunicella singularis [Singular sea fan]	Eunicella verrucosa [Pink sea fan]	No picture found Filigorgia guineensis []
No picture found Gorgonia flabellum [Venus sea fan]	No picture found Gorgonia mariae [Small sea fan]	No picture found Gorgonia ventalina [Common sea fan]
No picture found Guaiagorgia anas [Gorgonian]	No picture found Hicksonella princeps []	No picture found Leptogorgia alba []
No picture found Leptogorgia californica []	No picture found Leptogorgia cardinalis []	No picture found Leptogorgia chilensis [Red gorgonian]
No picture found Leptogorgia cofrini []	No picture found Leptogorgia cuspidata []	No picture found Leptogorgia diffusa []
No picture found Leptogorgia euryale []	No picture found Leptogorgia exigua []	No picture found Leptogorgia hebes [Regal sea fan]
No picture found Leptogorgia lamentosa []	No picture found Leptogorgia laxa []	No picture found Leptogorgia medusa []
No picture found Leptogorgia miniata [Carmine sea spray]	No picture found Leptogorgia pumila []	No picture found Leptogorgia punicea []
No picture found Leptogorgia ramulus []	No picture found Leptogorgia regis []	No picture found Leptogorgia rigida []
No picture found Leptogorgia setacea [Straight sea whip]	No picture found Leptogorgia stheno []	No picture found Leptogorgia toboguilla []
No picture found Leptogorgia viminalis []	Leptogorgia virgulata [Colorful sea whip]	No picture found Pacificigorgia pulchra []
No picture found Pacifigorgia adamsii []	No picture found Pacifigorgia bayeri []	No picture found Pacifigorgia cairnsi []
No picture found Pacifigorgia curta []	No picture found Pacifigorgia eximia []	No picture found Pacifigorgia firma []
No picture found Pacifigorgia flavimaculata []	No picture found Pacifigorgia irene []	No picture found Pacifigorgia lacerata []
No picture found Pacifigorgia rubicunda []	No picture found Pacifigorgia samarensis []	No picture found Pacifigorgia senta []
No picture found Pacifigorgia stenobrochis []	No picture found Pacifigorgia tupperi []	No picture found Phyllogorgia dilatata []
No picture found Pseudopterogorgia acerosa [Purple sea plume]	No picture found Pseudopterogorgia americana [Slimy sea plume]	No picture found Pseudopterogorgia anceps []
No picture found Pseudopterogorgia australiensis []	No picture found Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata [Bipinnate sea plume]	No picture found Pseudopterogorgia blanquillensis []
No picture found Pseudopterogorgia kallos []	No picture found Pseudopterogorgia rigida []	No picture found Pterogorgia anceps [Angular sea whip]
No picture found Pterogorgia citrina [Yellow sea whip]	No picture found Pterogorgia guadalupensis [Grooved-blade sea whip]	No picture found Rumphella aggregata []

72 Species of Family Gorgoniidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Adelogorgia phyllosclera	Orange gorgonian	Eastern Pacific and North	60 H
Antillogorgia elisabethae	Sea plume	Western Atlantic.
Eugorgia ampla		Eastern Pacific
Eugorgia bradleyi		Eastern Pacific.
Eugorgia daniana		Eastern Pacific.
Eugorgia forreri		Eastern Pacific
Eugorgia nobilis		Eastern Pacific
Eugorgia rubens	Purple gorgonian	Eastern Pacific	30 H
Eunicella cavolini		Endemic to the Mediterran
Eunicella filiformis		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Eunicella gazella		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Eunicella labiata		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Eunicella singularis	Singular sea fan	Endemic to the Mediterran
Eunicella verrucosa	Pink sea fan	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Filigorgia guineensis		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Gorgonia flabellum	Venus sea fan	Western Atlantic.
Gorgonia mariae	Small sea fan	Western Central Atlantic
Gorgonia ventalina	Common sea fan	Western Atlantic
Guaiagorgia anas	Gorgonian	Western Central Pacific
Hicksonella princeps		Western Pacific
Leptogorgia alba		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia californica		Eastern Pacific
Leptogorgia cardinalis		Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia chilensis	Red gorgonian	Eastern Pacific
Leptogorgia cofrini		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia cuspidata		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia diffusa		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia euryale		Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia exigua		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia hebes	Regal sea fan	Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia lamentosa		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptogorgia laxa		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia medusa		Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia miniata	Carmine sea spray	Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia pumila		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia punicea		Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia ramulus		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia regis		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia rigida		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia setacea	Straight sea whip	Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia stheno		Western Atlantic
Leptogorgia toboguilla		Eastern Pacific.
Leptogorgia viminalis		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptogorgia virgulata	Colorful sea whip	Western Atlantic
Pacificigorgia pulchra		Eastern Pacific
Pacifigorgia adamsii		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia bayeri		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia cairnsi		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia curta		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia eximia		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia firma		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia flavimaculata		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia irene		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia lacerata		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia rubicunda		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia samarensis		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia senta		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia stenobrochis		Eastern Pacific.
Pacifigorgia tupperi		Eastern Pacific.
Phyllogorgia dilatata		Southwest Pacific
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa	Purple sea plume	Western Atlantic
Pseudopterogorgia americana	Slimy sea plume	Western Atlantic
Pseudopterogorgia anceps		Caribbean Sea.
Pseudopterogorgia australiensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata	Bipinnate sea plume	Western Atlantic
Pseudopterogorgia blanquillensis		Western Central Atlantic
Pseudopterogorgia kallos		Western Atlantic
Pseudopterogorgia rigida		Western Atlantic
Pterogorgia anceps	Angular sea whip	Western Atlantic
Pterogorgia citrina	Yellow sea whip	Western Atlantic
Pterogorgia guadalupensis	Grooved-blade sea whip	Western Atlantic
Rumphella aggregata		Indo-West Pacific

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