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Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae


(See list of species below)


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11 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Alectridium aurantiacum
[Lesser prickleback]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Anoplarchus insignis Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Anoplarchus insignis
[Slender cockscomb]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill, 1861

Photo by Photo by Love, M.
 
Anoplarchus purpurescens
[High cockscomb]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Dictyosoma burgeri van der Hoeven, 1855

Photo by Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Dictyosoma burgeri
[]
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Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
 
Dictyosoma rubrimaculatum
[]

Photo by Kim, J.-K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Dictyosoma tongyeongensis Ji & Kim, 2012

Photo by Photo by Kim, J.-K.
 
Dictyosoma tongyeongensis
[Korean prickleback]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
 
Esselenichthys carli
[Threeline prickleback]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Esselenichthys laurae
[Twoline prickleback]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Phytichthys chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

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Phytichthys chirus
[Ribbon prickleback]

Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)

Photo by Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory
 
Xiphister atropurpureus
[Black prickleback]
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Max. Length 58 cm TL
 
Xiphister mucosus
[Rock prickleback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alectridium aurantiacum Lesser prickleback North Pacific 13.3 SL 1912
Anoplarchus insignis Slender cockscomb Eastern Pacific 12 TL 1912
Anoplarchus purpurescens High cockscomb Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1861
Dictyosoma burgeri Northwest Pacific 25 SL 1855
Dictyosoma rubrimaculatum Northwest Pacific 17.9 SL 1978
Dictyosoma tongyeongensis Korean prickleback Northwest Pacific 28 SL 2012
Esselenichthys carli Threeline prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 17.1 SL 1990
Esselenichthys laurae Twoline prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 9.7 SL 1990
Phytichthys chirus Ribbon prickleback Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1880
Xiphister atropurpureus Black prickleback Eastern Pacific 30.5 TL 1858
Xiphister mucosus Rock prickleback Eastern Pacific 58 TL 1858



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