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(Chaetonotus)

scetch
  • 80 - 370 µm - Scales unilobed with posterior incision
  • Scales keeled at least up to half
  • spines start at the posterior end
  • spine length +/- the same, lengthens slightly to the posterior end
  • all scales (except sometimes one dorsal / posterior) spined
  • short spined field dorsal / posteriorly



80 Species:


Chaetonotus (C. ) brasiliensis



Chaetonotus (C. ) breviacanthus



Chaetonotus (C. ) brevis



Chaetonotus (C. ) brevisetosus



Chaetonotus (C. ) brevispinosus



Chaetonotus (C. ) christianus



Chaetonotus (C. ) corderoi



Chaetonotus (C. ) dadayi



Chaetonotus (C. ) daphnes



Chaetonotus (C. ) disjunctus