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Family: Uristidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Abyssorchomene abyssorum []	No picture found Abyssorchomene chevreuxi []	No picture found Abyssorchomene distinctus []
No picture found Abyssorchomene musculosus []	Abyssorchomene nodimanus []	Abyssorchomene plebs []
No picture found Abyssorchomene rossi []	No picture found Anonyx ampulloides []	No picture found Anonyx compactus []
No picture found Anonyx debruynii []	No picture found Anonyx laticoxae []	No picture found Anonyx lilljeborgi []
No picture found Anonyx nugax []	No picture found Anonyx pacificus []	No picture found Anonyx sarsi []
No picture found Centromedon calcaratus []	No picture found Centromedon productus []	No picture found Centromedon pumilus []
No picture found Cicadosa cicadoides []	No picture found Euonyx mytilus []	No picture found Galathella galatheae []
Hirondellea antarctica []	No picture found Hirondellea dubia [Sinaloan pocket mouse]	No picture found Hirondellea gigas []
No picture found Hirondellea glutonis []	No picture found Nagada uwedoae []	No picture found Onisimus affinis []
No picture found Onisimus barentsi []	No picture found Onisimus brevicaudatus []	No picture found Onisimus caricus []
No picture found Onisimus edwardsi []	No picture found Onisimus glacialis []	No picture found Onisimus litoralis []
No picture found Onisimus plautus []	Parschisturella carinata []	No picture found Parschisturella simplex []
No picture found Schisturella cocula []	No picture found Schisturella pulchra []	No picture found Sophrosyne antarctica []
No picture found Sophrosyne murrayi []	No picture found Stephonyx biscayensis []	No picture found Stephonyx normani []
No picture found Tmetonyx acutus []	No picture found Tmetonyx cicada []	No picture found Tmetonyx similis []
No picture found Uristes adarei []	No picture found Uristes barbatipes []	No picture found Uristes georgianus []
Uristes gigas []	Uristes murrayi []	Uristes stebbingi []

51 Species of Family Uristidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Abyssorchomene abyssorum		Southwest Pacific
Abyssorchomene chevreuxi		Southwest Pacific
Abyssorchomene distinctus		Southwest Pacific
Abyssorchomene musculosus		Southwest Pacific
Abyssorchomene nodimanus		Southern Ocean
Abyssorchomene plebs		Southern Ocean
Abyssorchomene rossi		Southern Ocean
Anonyx ampulloides		Northeast Pacific
Anonyx compactus		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Anonyx debruynii		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Anonyx laticoxae		Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Anonyx lilljeborgi		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Anonyx nugax		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Anonyx pacificus		Arctic
Anonyx sarsi		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Centromedon calcaratus		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Centromedon productus		Northeast Atlantic
Centromedon pumilus		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Cicadosa cicadoides		Southern Ocean
Euonyx mytilus		Pacific Ocean.
Galathella galatheae		Southwest Pacific
Hirondellea antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic.
Hirondellea dubia	Sinaloan pocket mouse	Pacific Ocean and Middle
Hirondellea gigas		Western Central Pacific.
Hirondellea glutonis		Southwest Pacific.
Nagada uwedoae		Western Central Pacific
Onisimus affinis		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Onisimus barentsi		Arctic
Onisimus brevicaudatus		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Onisimus caricus		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Onisimus edwardsi		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Onisimus glacialis		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Onisimus litoralis		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Onisimus plautus		Arctic, Northern Pacific
Parschisturella carinata		Antarctic Atlantic
Parschisturella simplex		Antarctic Atlantic
Schisturella cocula		Canada
Schisturella pulchra		Northeast Atlantic
Sophrosyne antarctica		Southern Ocean
Sophrosyne murrayi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Stephonyx biscayensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Stephonyx normani		Southwest Pacific
Tmetonyx acutus		Arctic
Tmetonyx cicada		Northern Atlantic and the
Tmetonyx similis		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Uristes adarei		Southern Ocean
Uristes barbatipes		Southern Ocean
Uristes georgianus		Southern Ocean
Uristes gigas		Southern Ocean
Uristes murrayi		Southern Ocean
Uristes stebbingi		Southwest and Antarctic

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