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Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Stichaeinae


(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Ernogrammus hexagrammus (Schlegel, 1845)

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Ernogrammus hexagrammus
[Six-lined prickleback]

Photo by Bauder, C.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 28.8 cm SL
Ernogrammus walkeri Follett & Powell, 1988

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Ernogrammus walkeri
[Masked prickleback]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii Markevich & Kharin, 2011

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Ernogrammus zhirmunskii
[Seven-lined prickleback]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Eumesogrammus praecisus (Krøyer, 1836)

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Eumesogrammus praecisus
[Fourline snakeblenny]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii Bean, 1894

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Plagiogrammus hopkinsii
[Crisscross prickleback]
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Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Stichaeopsis epallax
[]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Stichaeopsis nana Kner, 1870

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Stichaeopsis nana
[]
No picture found
 
Stichaeopsis nevelskoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Stichaeus fuscus
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Stichaeus grigorjewi Herzenstein, 1890

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Stichaeus grigorjewi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Stichaeus nozawae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Stichaeus ochriamkini
[]
No picture found
 
Stichaeus pulcherrimus
[]

Photo by Lavan, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)

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Stichaeus punctatus
[Arctic shanny]

Photo by Sargent, P.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer, 1839)

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Ulvaria subbifurcata
[Radiated shanny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ernogrammus hexagrammus Six-lined prickleback Northwest Pacific 15 SL 1845
Ernogrammus walkeri Masked prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 28.8 SL 1988
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii Seven-lined prickleback Northwest Pacific 7.5 SL 2011
Eumesogrammus praecisus Fourline snakeblenny Western Atlantic 22 TL 1836
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii Crisscross prickleback Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1894
Stichaeopsis epallax Northwest Pacific 30 SL 1902
Stichaeopsis nana Northwest Pacific 25 SL 1870
Stichaeopsis nevelskoi Northwest Pacific 1904
Stichaeus fuscus Northwest Pacific 7.9 SL 1986
Stichaeus grigorjewi Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1890
Stichaeus nozawae Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1902
Stichaeus ochriamkini Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1935
Stichaeus pulcherrimus Northwest Pacific 1935
Stichaeus punctatus Arctic shanny North Pacific 22 TL 1780
Ulvaria subbifurcata Radiated shanny Northwest Atlantic 18 TL 1839



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