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Family: Pachylasmatidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Eurylasma angustum []	No picture found Eurylasma ferulum []	No picture found Eurylasma pyramidale []
No picture found Eutomolasma maclaughlinae []	No picture found Eutomolasma orbiculatum []	No picture found Metalasma crassum []
No picture found Microlasma fragile []	No picture found Pachylasma arwetergum []	No picture found Pachylasma bacum []
No picture found Pachylasma chinense []	No picture found Pachylasma giganteum []	No picture found Pachylasma laeviscutum []
No picture found Pachylasma ovatum []	No picture found Pachylasma scutistriata []	No picture found Tetrapachylasma arcuatum []
No picture found Tetrapachylasma ferrugomaculosa []	No picture found Tetrapachylasma ornatum []	No picture found Waikalasma boucheti []
No picture found Waikalasma juneae []

19 Species of Family Pachylasmatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Eurylasma angustum		Western Central Pacific
Eurylasma ferulum		Western Central Pacific
Eurylasma pyramidale		Western Central Pacific
Eutomolasma maclaughlinae		Western Central Pacific
Eutomolasma orbiculatum		Western Central Pacific
Metalasma crassum		Western Central Pacific
Microlasma fragile		Western Central Pacific
Pachylasma arwetergum		Western Central Pacific
Pachylasma bacum		Western Central Pacific
Pachylasma chinense		Western Pacific
Pachylasma giganteum		Eastern Central Atlantic
Pachylasma laeviscutum		Pacific Ocean
Pachylasma ovatum		Western Central Pacific
Pachylasma scutistriata		Indo-West Pacific.
Tetrapachylasma arcuatum		Western Central Pacific
Tetrapachylasma ferrugomaculosa		Western Indian Ocean
Tetrapachylasma ornatum		Western Central Pacific
Waikalasma boucheti		Western Central Pacific
Waikalasma juneae		Southwest Pacific

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