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Family: Cheiloporinidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Cheiloporina caerulea []	No picture found Cheiloporina circumcincta []	No picture found Hagiosynodos hadros []
No picture found Hagiosynodos kirchenpaueri []	No picture found Hagiosynodos latus []	No picture found Hippaliosina acutirostris []
No picture found Hippaliosina depressa []	No picture found Hippaliosina rostrigera []	No picture found Hippaliosina triforma []
No picture found Tetraplaria dichotoma []

10 Species of Family Cheiloporinidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cheiloporina caerulea		Western Central Pacific
Cheiloporina circumcincta		Mediterranean Sea.
Hagiosynodos hadros		Mediterranean Sea.
Hagiosynodos kirchenpaueri		Mediterranean Sea.
Hagiosynodos latus		Mediterranean Sea.
Hippaliosina acutirostris		Western Central Pacific
Hippaliosina depressa		Mediterranean Sea.
Hippaliosina rostrigera		Southeast Pacific and Wes
Hippaliosina triforma		Western Central Pacific
Tetraplaria dichotoma		Western Central Atlantic

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