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Family: Bythotiaridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Bythocellata cruciformis []	No picture found Bythotiara huntsmani [Tunicate siphon hydroid]	No picture found Bythotiara murrayi []
No picture found Calycopsis bigelowi []	No picture found Calycopsis birulai []	No picture found Calycopsis borchgrevinki []
No picture found Calycopsis chuni []	No picture found Calycopsis nematophora []	No picture found Calycopsis papillata []
No picture found Calycopsis simplex []	No picture found Calycopsis simulans []	No picture found Calycopsis typa []
No picture found Eumedusa birulai []	No picture found Heterotiara anonyma []	No picture found Protiaropsis minor []
No picture found Pseudotiara tropica []	No picture found Sibogita geometrica []

17 Species of Family Bythotiaridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bythocellata cruciformis		Eastern Indian Ocean	0.35 WD
Bythotiara huntsmani	Tunicate siphon hydroid	Eastern Pacific
Bythotiara murrayi		Southwest Pacific, Northe	2 WD
Calycopsis bigelowi		Southeast Atlantic and In	1.6 WD
Calycopsis birulai		Northeast Atlantic and th
Calycopsis borchgrevinki		Southwest Atlantic and th	1.8 WD
Calycopsis chuni		Western Indian and Atlant	3.8 WD
Calycopsis nematophora		Pacific Ocean	3 H
Calycopsis papillata		Western Atlantic	2.6 WD
Calycopsis simplex		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti	0.8 WD
Calycopsis simulans		Western Atlantic and Paci	4 H
Calycopsis typa		Western Indian and Atlant	4 WD
Eumedusa birulai		Northern Atlantic and Arc	1 WD
Heterotiara anonyma		Atlantic, Arctic Oceans a	2 WD
Protiaropsis minor		Western Pacific and North	1 WD
Pseudotiara tropica		Northwest Pacific
Sibogita geometrica		Western Central Pacific	2 WD

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