ABSTRACT
This family was revised by Pietsch (1979). There are 2 species of one genera recognized in our area: Caulophryne polynema and Caulophryne jordani. Distribution for C. polynema NE Atlantic and NE Pacific; and for C. jordani-worldwide (Carpenter 2002). Caulophrynidae possesses parasitic males. Metamorphosed female C. jordani to 14.5 cm SL; C. polynema females to 14.1 cm (SL), while males to 1.6 cm (SL) (Pietsch 2003b). No male C. jordani have been observed.
