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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pseudochromidae Dottybacks
Subfamily: Congrogadinae
Genus: Natalichthys

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3 species (see list below)
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom, 1980

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Natalichthys leptus
[Pencil snakelet]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Natalichthys ori Winterbottom, 1980

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Natalichthys ori
[Natal snakelet]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Natalichthys sam Winterbottom, 1980

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Natalichthys sam
[Nail snakelet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Natalichthys leptus Pencil snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1980
Natalichthys ori Natal snakelet Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1980
Natalichthys sam Nail snakelet Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1980



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