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Family: Microcanthidae Stripeys



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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atypichthys latus Eastern footballer Southwest Pacific 30 SL 1916
Atypichthys strigatus Australian mado Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1860
Microcanthus joyceae East-Australian stripey Western Pacific 11.2 1931
Microcanthus strigatus Stripey Indo-Pacific 16 TL 1831
Neatypus obliquus Western footballer Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL 1905
Tilodon sexfasciatus Moonlighter Eastern Indian Ocean 40 TL 1842



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