Sternaspidae

Identification guide

The Sternaspidae comprises a single genus, Sternaspis.

Sternaspis Otto, 1821
Type species Echinorhunchus scutatus Renier, 1807
Description As for the family.
Comments The genus Sternaspis currently comprises about 12 species. A single species, Sternaspis scutata, has been recorded off the South Australian coast but other unidentified sternaspids have been collected occasionally in northern Australian waters.

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