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The illustrated Ficidae are from private, or museum collections.
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Ficus carolae Clench, 1945 - Florida, 90-105mm; separated from F. communis by the differences in the micro surface sculpture; taken in trawler nets.
Ficus investigatoris E.A. Smith, 1906 - Somalia, 95mm - A deepwater Indian Ocean species. Trawlers working off the Somalian coast brought up a number of specimens in the early 1990's. It is rarely seen in recent years.