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Family: Sigalionidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Claparedepelogenia inclusa []	No picture found Dayipsammolyce paulayi []	No picture found Ehlersileanira incisa []
No picture found Eupholoe philippinensis []	No picture found Eusigalion lewisi []	No picture found Eusigalion spinosum []
No picture found Euthalanessa digitata []	No picture found Euthalenessa chacei []	No picture found Euthalenessa digitata []
No picture found Euthalenessa festiva []	No picture found Euthalenessa oculata []	No picture found Fimbriosthenelais hirsuta []
No picture found Fimbriosthenelais hobbsi []	No picture found Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis []	No picture found Fimbriosthenelais minor []
No picture found Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica []	No picture found Hartmanipsammolyce pettiboneae []	No picture found Horstileanira crosslandsi []
No picture found Horstileanira vanderspoeli []	No picture found Labioleanira yhleni []	No picture found Leanira adenensis []
No picture found Leanira calcis []	No picture found Leanira cirrata []	No picture found Leanira gracilior []
No picture found Leanira hystricis []	No picture found Leanira quatrefagesi []	No picture found Neoleanira areolata []
No picture found Neoleanira racemosa []	No picture found Neoleanira tetragona []	No picture found Neopsammolyce floccifera []
No picture found Neopsammolyce fragilis []	No picture found Neopsammolyce petersi []	No picture found Neopsammolyce spinosa []
No picture found Pelogenia anoculata []	No picture found Pelogenia arenosa []	No picture found Pelogenia brevipalpata []
No picture found Pelogenia capitata []	No picture found Pelogenia fimbriata []	No picture found Pelogenia hartmanae []
No picture found Pelogenia rigida []	No picture found Pelogenia salazarvallejoi []	No picture found Pholoe swedmarki []
No picture found Psammolyce ctenidophora []	No picture found Psammolyce fijiensis []	No picture found Psammolyce flava []
No picture found Psammolyce myops []	No picture found Psammolyce occidentalis []	No picture found Psammolyce pendula []
No picture found Sigalion arenicola []	No picture found Sigalion mathildae []	No picture found Sigalion squamosus []
No picture found Singalion antillarum []	No picture found Singalion arenicola []	No picture found Singalion lewisii []
No picture found Singalion pourtalesi []	No picture found Singalion spinosus []	No picture found Sthenelais areolata []
No picture found Sthenelais articulata []	No picture found Sthenelais berkeleyi []	No picture found Sthenelais boa []
No picture found Sthenelais caerulea []	No picture found Sthenelais fusca []	No picture found Sthenelais helenae []
No picture found Sthenelais kukenthali []	No picture found Sthenelais leidyi []	No picture found Sthenelais limicola []
No picture found Sthenelais maculata []	No picture found Sthenelais mitsuii []	No picture found Sthenelais nami []
No picture found Sthenelais neoleanirae []	No picture found Sthenelais setosa []	No picture found Sthenelais tertiaglabra []
No picture found Sthenelais verruculosa []	No picture found Sthenelanella corallicola []	No picture found Sthenelanella ehlersi []
No picture found Sthenelanella uniformis []	No picture found Sthenolepis fimbriarum []	No picture found Sthenolepis gracilior []
No picture found Sthenolepis grubei []	No picture found Sthenolepis izuensis []	No picture found Sthenolepis japonica [Japanese scaleworm]
No picture found Sthenolepis spargens []	No picture found Sthenolepis tentaculata []	No picture found Thalenessa lewisii []
No picture found Thalenessa spinosa []	No picture found Thalenessa stylolepis []	No picture found Willeysthenelais diplocirrus []
No picture found Willeysthenelais suezensis []

88 Species of Family Sigalionidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Claparedepelogenia inclusa		Mediterranean Sea
Dayipsammolyce paulayi		Western Central Atlantic
Ehlersileanira incisa		Western Central Atlantic
Eupholoe philippinensis		Eastern Pacific
Eusigalion lewisi		Eastern Pacific
Eusigalion spinosum		Eastern Pacific
Euthalanessa digitata		Indo-Pacific.
Euthalenessa chacei		Eastern Central Pacific
Euthalenessa digitata		Indian Ocean.
Euthalenessa festiva		Indo-West Pacific.
Euthalenessa oculata		Northwest Pacific and the
Fimbriosthenelais hirsuta		Northwest Pacific
Fimbriosthenelais hobbsi		Western Central Atlantic
Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis		Western Indian Ocean and
Fimbriosthenelais minor		Western Central Atlantic
Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica		Mediterranean Sea.
Hartmanipsammolyce pettiboneae		Western Central Atlantic
Horstileanira crosslandsi		Western Indian Ocean
Horstileanira vanderspoeli		Western Central Pacific.
Labioleanira yhleni		Indo-West Pacific, Northe
Leanira adenensis		Western Indian Ocean
Leanira calcis		Eastern Pacific
Leanira cirrata		Western Central Atlantic
Leanira gracilior		Western Central Atlantic
Leanira hystricis		Northeast Atlantic
Leanira quatrefagesi		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Neoleanira areolata		Eastern Pacific
Neoleanira racemosa		Eastern Pacific
Neoleanira tetragona		Northeast Atlantic and th
Neopsammolyce floccifera		Western Central Atlantic
Neopsammolyce fragilis		Western Central Atlantic
Neopsammolyce petersi		Western Indian Ocean.
Neopsammolyce spinosa		Eastern Pacific
Pelogenia anoculata		Eastern Pacific
Pelogenia arenosa		Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Pelogenia brevipalpata		Western Central Atlantic
Pelogenia capitata		Western Central Atlantic
Pelogenia fimbriata		Eastern Pacific
Pelogenia hartmanae		Western Central Atlantic
Pelogenia rigida		Western Indian Ocean
Pelogenia salazarvallejoi		Western Central Atlantic
Pholoe swedmarki		Western Central Atlantic
Psammolyce ctenidophora		Western Central Atlantic
Psammolyce fijiensis		Western Central Pacific
Psammolyce flava		Western Central Atlantic
Psammolyce myops		Eastern Pacific
Psammolyce occidentalis		Western Central Atlantic
Psammolyce pendula		Western Central Atlantic
Sigalion arenicola		Western Central Atlantic
Sigalion mathildae		Northeast Atlantic, the M	15 TL
Sigalion squamosus		Mediterranean Sea.
Singalion antillarum		Western Central Atlantic
Singalion arenicola		Western Central Atlantic
Singalion lewisii		Western Central Atlantic
Singalion pourtalesi		Western Central Atlantic
Singalion spinosus		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais areolata		Northwest and Eastern Pac
Sthenelais articulata		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais berkeleyi		Eastern Pacific
Sthenelais boa		Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	20 TL
Sthenelais caerulea		Eastern Pacific
Sthenelais fusca		Northwest and Eastern Pac
Sthenelais helenae		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais kukenthali		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais leidyi		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais limicola		Northeast Atlantic and th
Sthenelais maculata		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais mitsuii		Western Central Pacific
Sthenelais nami		Western Pacific
Sthenelais neoleanirae		Eastern Pacific
Sthenelais setosa		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenelais tertiaglabra		Eastern Pacific
Sthenelais verruculosa		Eastern Pacific
Sthenelanella corallicola		Indo-Pacific
Sthenelanella ehlersi		Western Central Pacific
Sthenelanella uniformis		Eastern Pacific
Sthenolepis fimbriarum		Eastern Pacific
Sthenolepis gracilior		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenolepis grubei		Western Central Atlantic
Sthenolepis izuensis		Northwest Pacific
Sthenolepis japonica	Japanese scaleworm	Indo-West Pacific.
Sthenolepis spargens		Eastern Pacific
Sthenolepis tentaculata		Northwest Pacific
Thalenessa lewisii		Eastern Pacific
Thalenessa spinosa		Eastern Pacific
Thalenessa stylolepis		Western Central Pacific
Willeysthenelais diplocirrus		Northwest Pacific
Willeysthenelais suezensis		Western Indian Ocean

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