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Family: Mytilidae sea mussels (See list of species below)

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82 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amygdalum peasei []	No picture found Amygdalum plumeum []	Amygdalum politum [Polished papermussel]
No picture found Amygdalum soyoae []	No picture found Amygdalum watsoni []	Arcuatula arcuatula [Arcuate mussel]
No picture found Arcuatula japonica []	Arcuatula senhousia [Green mussel]	No picture found Bathymodiolus brevior []
No picture found Bathymodiolus elongatus []	No picture found Botula cinnamomea []	No picture found Botula silicula []
No picture found Brachidontes erosus []	No picture found Brachidontes mutabilis [Mutable mussel]	No picture found Brachidontes setiger []
No picture found Brachidontes setigera []	No picture found Brachidontes sinensis []	No picture found Brachidontes striatulus []
No picture found Brachidontes subramosus []	No picture found Brachidontes variabilis [Variable mussel]	No picture found Dacrydium minimum []
No picture found Jolya elongatus []	No picture found Leiosolenus hanleyanus []	No picture found Leiosolenus nasutus []
No picture found Leiosolenus obesus []	No picture found Limnoperna fortunei [Chinese freshwater mussel]	No picture found Lioberus ligneus []
No picture found Lithophaga calyculata []	No picture found Lithophaga canalifera []	No picture found Lithophaga curta [Burrowing datemussel]
No picture found Lithophaga divaricalx []	No picture found Lithophaga laevigata []	No picture found Lithophaga levigata []
No picture found Lithophaga lima []	No picture found Lithophaga lithura []	No picture found Lithophaga malacanna []
No picture found Lithophaga malaccana []	No picture found Lithophaga mucronata []	No picture found Lithophaga piulchra []
No picture found Lithophaga simplex []	No picture found Lithophaga straminea []	Lithophaga teres [Cylinder date mussel]
No picture found Lithophaga zitteliana []	No picture found Modiolatus flavidus []	Modiolus aratus [Furrowed horse mussel]
Modiolus auriculatus [Eared horse mussel]	No picture found Modiolus cecillei []	No picture found Modiolus demissus []
No picture found Modiolus difficilis []	No picture found Modiolus flavidus []	Modiolus metcalfei [Yellowbanded horse mussel]
No picture found Modiolus modulaides []	No picture found Modiolus nitidus []	Modiolus philippinarum [Philippine horse mussel]
No picture found Modiolus plicatus []	No picture found Modiolus vaginus []	No picture found Musculista japonica []
No picture found Musculus chinensis []	No picture found Musculus coenobitus []	No picture found Musculus cumingianus []
No picture found Musculus cupreus []	No picture found Musculus impactus []	No picture found Musculus mirandus []
No picture found Musculus nanus []	No picture found Musculus senhousei []	No picture found Musculus strigatus []
Mytilisepta virgata [Purplish bifurcate mussel]	Mytilus edulis [Blue mussel]	Perna viridis [Asian brown mussel]
Septifer bilocularis [Box mussel]	No picture found Septifer cumingii []	No picture found Septifer excisus []
No picture found Septifer pulcher []	No picture found Septifer rudis []	No picture found Septifer xishanensis []
No picture found Solamen spectabilis []	Stavelia subdistorta [Distorted mussel]	No picture found Trichomusculus semigranatus []
No picture found Trichomusculus subsulcatus []	No picture found Trichomya hirsutua []	No picture found Vignadula atrata [Atrate mussel]
No picture found Xenostrobus securis [Little brown mussel]

82 Species of Family Mytilidae
(sea mussels)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amygdalum peasei		Indo-Pacific.
Amygdalum plumeum		Western Pacific
Amygdalum politum	Polished papermussel	Indo-Pacific, Western Atl	4.2 SHL
Amygdalum soyoae		Northwest Pacific
Amygdalum watsoni		Indo-West Pacific.
Arcuatula arcuatula	Arcuate mussel	Indo-West Pacific	5 TL
Arcuatula japonica		Western Pacific
Arcuatula senhousia	Green mussel	Indo-West Pacific, Northe	4 TL
Bathymodiolus brevior		Western Central Pacific.
Bathymodiolus elongatus		Western Central Pacific.
Botula cinnamomea		Indo-Pacific.
Botula silicula		Eastern Indian Ocean
Brachidontes erosus		Western Central Pacific
Brachidontes mutabilis	Mutable mussel	Western Pacific.
Brachidontes setiger		Northwest and Western Cen
Brachidontes setigera		Western Pacific.
Brachidontes sinensis		Western Pacific
Brachidontes striatulus		Western Pacific.
Brachidontes subramosus		Indo-Pacific.
Brachidontes variabilis	Variable mussel	Indo-West Pacific.
Dacrydium minimum		Western Central Pacific
Jolya elongatus		Western Central Pacific
Leiosolenus hanleyanus		Indo-Pacific
Leiosolenus nasutus		Indo-Pacific.
Leiosolenus obesus		Indo-Pacific.	7.75 TL
Limnoperna fortunei	Chinese freshwater mussel	Western Pacific
Lioberus ligneus		Indo-West Pacific
Lithophaga calyculata		Pacific Ocean.
Lithophaga canalifera		Northwest Pacific.
Lithophaga curta	Burrowing datemussel	Western Pacific.
Lithophaga divaricalx		Western Central Pacific
Lithophaga laevigata		Central Pacific
Lithophaga levigata		Indo-Pacific.
Lithophaga lima		Indo-West Pacific.
Lithophaga lithura		Western Pacific
Lithophaga malacanna		Western and Central Pacif
Lithophaga malaccana		Eastern Indian Ocean
Lithophaga mucronata		Western Pacific
Lithophaga piulchra		Western Central Pacific
Lithophaga simplex		Western Pacific
Lithophaga straminea		Indo-Pacific.
Lithophaga teres	Cylinder date mussel	Indo-Pacific	7.5 SHL
Lithophaga zitteliana		Northwest Pacific.
Modiolatus flavidus		Western Central Pacific
Modiolus aratus	Furrowed horse mussel	Indo-West Pacific	5 SHL
Modiolus auriculatus	Eared horse mussel	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	7.5 ShL
Modiolus cecillei		Western Pacific
Modiolus demissus		Northeast Atlantic and We
Modiolus difficilis		Western Central Pacific
Modiolus flavidus		Western Pacific.
Modiolus metcalfei	Yellowbanded horse mussel	Indo-West Pacific	8 TL
Modiolus modulaides		Indo-West Pacific
Modiolus nitidus		Western Pacific
Modiolus philippinarum	Philippine horse mussel	Indo-Pacific	13 TL
Modiolus plicatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Modiolus vaginus		Pacific Ocean.
Musculista japonica		Western Pacific.
Musculus chinensis		Indo-Pacific.
Musculus coenobitus		Western Central Pacific
Musculus cumingianus		Indo-West Pacific.
Musculus cupreus		Western Pacific.
Musculus impactus		Indo-West Pacific.
Musculus mirandus		Western Pacific.
Musculus nanus		Western Pacific.
Musculus senhousei		Northeast Atlantic
Musculus strigatus		Western Central Pacific
Mytilisepta virgata	Purplish bifurcate mussel	Western Pacific.
Mytilus edulis	Blue mussel	Circumpolar.	11 SHL
Perna viridis	Asian brown mussel	Indo-Pacific and Western	16.5 SHL
Septifer bilocularis	Box mussel	Indo-Pacific	5 SHL
Septifer cumingii		Indo-Pacific.
Septifer excisus		Indo-Pacific.
Septifer pulcher		Western Pacific
Septifer rudis		Central Pacific
Septifer xishanensis		Western Pacific
Solamen spectabilis		Western Pacific.
Stavelia subdistorta	Distorted mussel	Indo-West Pacific	20 ShL
Trichomusculus semigranatus		Western Pacific
Trichomusculus subsulcatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Trichomya hirsutua		Western Pacific.
Vignadula atrata	Atrate mussel	Northwest Pacific
Xenostrobus securis	Little brown mussel	Indo-West Pacific and the

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