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Family: Golfingiidae golfingiids (See list of species below)

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13 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Golfingia capensis
[Common peanut worm]
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Golfingia flagrifera
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Golfingia margaritacea
[Peanut worm]
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Golfingia mirabilis
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Golfingia muricaudata
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Golfingia pectinatoides
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Golfingia vulgaris
[Brown peanut worm]
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Nephasoma constrictum
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Nephasoma cutleri
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Nephasoma diaphanes
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Nephasoma pellucidum
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Nephasoma rutilofuscum
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Thysanocardia catharinae
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13 Species of Family Golfingiidae
(golfingiids)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Golfingia capensis Common peanut worm Western Indian Ocean 20 TRKL
Golfingia flagrifera Northern Atlantic and Pac
Golfingia margaritacea Peanut worm Indo-Pacific, Mediterrane
Golfingia mirabilis Western Indian Ocean
Golfingia muricaudata Antarctic Atlantic, Indo-
Golfingia pectinatoides Western Indian Ocean
Golfingia vulgaris Brown peanut worm Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor 0.4 TRKL
Nephasoma constrictum Northern Atlantic, Indian
Nephasoma cutleri Indo-West Pacific and Ant
Nephasoma diaphanes Arctic, Northwest Atlanti
Nephasoma pellucidum Indo-Pacific and Western
Nephasoma rutilofuscum Western Indian Ocean. 1.5 TRKL
Thysanocardia catharinae Indo-Pacific, Southern At 7 TRKL



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