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Family: Ischnochitonidae chitons [narrow chitons] (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 Callochiton bouveti []	No picture found Callochiton puniceus [Red-purple sea cradle]	No picture found Callochiton steinenii []
No picture found Connexochiton bromleyi []	No picture found Connexochiton platynomenus []	No picture found Ischnochiton adelaidensis []
No picture found Ischnochiton australis []	No picture found Ischnochiton boninensis []	No picture found Ischnochiton circumvallatus []
No picture found Ischnochiton comptus [Fancy chiton]	No picture found Ischnochiton dilatosculptus []	No picture found Ischnochiton dolii []
No picture found Ischnochiton elongatus []	No picture found Ischnochiton erythronotus [Multihued chiton]	No picture found Ischnochiton gallaecus []
No picture found Ischnochiton granulifer []	No picture found Ischnochiton hakodadensis [Hakodate chiton]	No picture found Ischnochiton hartmeyeri [Multiringed chiton]
No picture found Ischnochiton intermedius []	No picture found Ischnochiton kaasi []	No picture found Ischnochiton luteoroseus []
No picture found Ischnochiton maorianus []	No picture found Ischnochiton niveus []	No picture found Ischnochiton papillosus [Mesh-pitted chiton]
No picture found Ischnochiton pectinatus []	No picture found Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus [Blue-spot chiton]	No picture found Ischnochiton punctulatissimus [Brown spotted sea cradle]
No picture found Ischnochiton pusio [Mahogany sea cradle]	No picture found Ischnochiton quoyanus []	No picture found Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus []
No picture found Ischnochiton rissoi []	No picture found Ischnochiton stramineus [White sea cradle]	No picture found Ischnochiton striolatus []
No picture found Ischnochiton textilis [Textile chiton]	No picture found Ischnochiton tomhalei []	No picture found Ischnochiton tsekosi []
No picture found Ischnochiton usticensis []	No picture found Ischnochiton variegatus []	No picture found Ischnochiton yerburyi []
No picture found Lepidozona albrechtii [Albrecht's chiton]	No picture found Lepidozona attuensis []	No picture found Lepidozona balaenophila []
No picture found Lepidozona baxteri []	No picture found Lepidozona beringiana []	No picture found Lepidozona beui []
No picture found Lepidozona bisculpta []	No picture found Lepidozona christiaensi []	No picture found Lepidozona cooperi [Cooper's chiton]
Lepidozona coreanica [Korean chiton]	No picture found Lepidozona interstincta [Smooth lepidozona]	No picture found Lepidozona mertensii [Merton's chiton]
No picture found Lepidozona radians []	No picture found Lepidozona regularis []	No picture found Lepidozona retiporosa []
No picture found Lepidozona trifida [Three-rib chiton]	No picture found Lepidozona vietnamensis []	No picture found Micichiton callisto []
No picture found Stenoplax bahamensis [Bahamian slender chiton]	No picture found Stenoplax boogii [Atlantic rose chiton]	No picture found Stenoplax conspicua []
No picture found Stenoplax fallax []	No picture found Stenoplax floridana []	No picture found Stenoplax heathiana [Heath's chiton]
No picture found Stenoplax limaciformis []	No picture found Stenoplax petaloides []	No picture found Stenoplax purpurascens [Purplish slender chiton]
No picture found Stenosemus albus [White nothern chiton]	No picture found Stenosemus exaratus [Furrowed sea cradle]	No picture found Stenosemus vanbellei []
No picture found Thermochiton undocostatus []	No picture found Tonicina zschaui []	No picture found Tripoplax trifida []

72 Species of Family Ischnochitonidae
(chitons [narrow chitons])

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Callochiton bouveti		Western Atlantic and Indo
Callochiton puniceus	Red-purple sea cradle	Western Atlantic and East	2.4 DL
Callochiton steinenii		Western Atlantic.
Connexochiton bromleyi		Western Atlantic.
Connexochiton platynomenus		Mediterranean.
Ischnochiton adelaidensis		Western Central Pacific
Ischnochiton australis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton boninensis		Northwest Pacific	3.175 TL
Ischnochiton circumvallatus		Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton comptus	Fancy chiton	Western Pacific	2.54 TL
Ischnochiton dilatosculptus		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Ischnochiton dolii		Mediterranean
Ischnochiton elongatus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton erythronotus	Multihued chiton	Western Central Atlantic
Ischnochiton gallaecus		Northeast Atlantic
Ischnochiton granulifer		Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton hakodadensis	Hakodate chiton	Northwest Pacific	2.54 TL
Ischnochiton hartmeyeri	Multiringed chiton	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Ischnochiton intermedius		Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton kaasi		Western Atlantic.
Ischnochiton luteoroseus		Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton maorianus		Southwest Pacific.
Ischnochiton niveus		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Ischnochiton papillosus	Mesh-pitted chiton	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Ischnochiton pectinatus		Western Atlantic.
Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus	Blue-spot chiton	Western Atlantic.
Ischnochiton punctulatissimus	Brown spotted sea cradle	Southeast Pacific
Ischnochiton pusio	Mahogany sea cradle	Southwest Atlantic and So
Ischnochiton quoyanus		Western Central Pacific
Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus		Eastern Central Pacific
Ischnochiton rissoi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Ischnochiton stramineus	White sea cradle	Western Atlantic and East	1.9 DL
Ischnochiton striolatus		Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton textilis	Textile chiton	Southeast Atlantic	5 SHL
Ischnochiton tomhalei		Eastern Central Pacific
Ischnochiton tsekosi		Mediterranean Sea.
Ischnochiton usticensis		Mediterranean
Ischnochiton variegatus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton yerburyi		Western Indian Ocean.
Lepidozona albrechtii	Albrecht's chiton	Northwest Pacific	5.08 TL
Lepidozona attuensis		Northeast Pacific
Lepidozona balaenophila		Southeast Pacific
Lepidozona baxteri		Northeast Pacific
Lepidozona beringiana		Northwest Pacific
Lepidozona beui		Southwest Pacific
Lepidozona bisculpta		Northwest Pacific
Lepidozona christiaensi		Northwest Pacific
Lepidozona cooperi	Cooper's chiton	Eastern Pacific	4.4 TL
Lepidozona coreanica	Korean chiton	Northwest Pacific	3.8 TL
Lepidozona interstincta	Smooth lepidozona	Eastern Pacific	2.5 TL
Lepidozona mertensii	Merton's chiton	Pacific Ocean	5.1 TL
Lepidozona radians		Northeast Pacific
Lepidozona regularis		Eastern Central Pacific	4.4 TL
Lepidozona retiporosa		Northeast Pacific
Lepidozona trifida	Three-rib chiton	Eastern Pacific
Lepidozona vietnamensis		Western Pacific
Micichiton callisto		Northeast Pacific
Stenoplax bahamensis	Bahamian slender chiton	Western Atlantic.
Stenoplax boogii	Atlantic rose chiton	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Stenoplax conspicua		Eastern Central Pacific	10.16 TL
Stenoplax fallax		Eastern Pacific	6.35 TL
Stenoplax floridana		Western Central Atlantic	3.81 TL
Stenoplax heathiana	Heath's chiton	Eastern Central Pacific	7.62 TL
Stenoplax limaciformis		Western Central Atlantic
Stenoplax petaloides		Eastern Central Pacific	0.83 TL
Stenoplax purpurascens	Purplish slender chiton	Western Atlantic.
Stenosemus albus	White nothern chiton	Northern Atlantic, Pacifi	1.27 TL
Stenosemus exaratus	Furrowed sea cradle	Arctic and Sub-Antarctic	1.8 DL
Stenosemus vanbellei		Mediterranean Sea.
Thermochiton undocostatus		Northwest Pacific
Tonicina zschaui		Western Atlantic and Anta
Tripoplax trifida		Northeast Pacific.

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