Xiphister | |
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Xiphister atropurpureus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Stichaeidae |
Subfamily: | Xiphisterinae |
Genus: | Xiphister Jordan, 1880[1] |
Type species | |
Xiphidion mucosum |
Xiphister is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus Esselenichthys:[2]
References
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphisterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Xiphister in FishBase. June 2022 version.
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