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Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks



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45 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Alectrias alectrolophus
[Stone cockscomb]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Alectrias benjamini
[Spiny cockscomb]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Alectrias cirratus
[Ciliate cockscomb]
No picture found
 
Alectrias gallinus
[Shaggy cockscomb]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Alectrias markevichi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Alectrias mutsuensis
[Maned cockscomb]
No picture found

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]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Bryozoichthys lysimus
[Nutcracker prickleback]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Bryozoichthys marjorius McPhail, 1970

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Bryozoichthys marjorius
[Pearly prickleback]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Chirolophis ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Chirolophis ascanii
[Yarrell's blenny]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Chirolophis decoratus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Chirolophis decoratus
[Decorated warbonnet]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890

Photo by Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Chirolophis japonicus
[]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Chirolophis nugator
[Mosshead warbonnet]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chirolophis saitone
[]

Photo by Miller, T.

Northwest Pacific and adj
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Chirolophis snyderi (Taranetz, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
Chirolophis snyderi
[Bearded warbonnet]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Chirolophis tarsodes (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chirolophis tarsodes
[Matcheek warbonnet]

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.

Northwest Pacific

Chirolophis wui (Wang & Wang, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Myoung, J.-G.
 
Chirolophis wui
[]

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
[]
No picture found

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]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

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

Photo by Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Ernogrammus hexagrammus
[Six-lined prickleback]

Photo by Bauder, C.

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

Photo by Photo by Bauder, C.
 
Ernogrammus walkeri
[Masked prickleback]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

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

Photo by Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii
[Seven-lined 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 Román Marcote, E.

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

Photo by Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Eumesogrammus praecisus
[Fourline snakeblenny]

Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Gymnoclinus cristulatus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Photo by Photo by Nazarkin, M.V.
 
Gymnoclinus cristulatus
[Trident prickleback]

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

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

Photo by Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Phytichthys chirus
[Ribbon prickleback]

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

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

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii
[Crisscross prickleback]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pseudalectrias tarasovi (Popov, 1933)

Photo by Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Pseudalectrias tarasovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 42 cm TL
 
Soldatovia polyactocephala
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Stichaeopsis epallax
[]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

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

Photo by Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
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

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
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)

Photo by Photo by Lavan, J.
 
Stichaeus punctatus
[Arctic shanny]

Photo by Sargent, P.

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

Photo by Photo by Sargent, P.
 
Ulvaria subbifurcata
[Radiated shanny]

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]
No picture found

Max. Length 58 cm TL
 
Xiphister mucosus
[Rock prickleback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alectrias alectrolophus Stone cockscomb Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1814
Alectrias benjamini Spiny cockscomb Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1902
Alectrias cirratus Ciliate cockscomb Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1938
Alectrias gallinus Shaggy cockscomb Northwest Pacific 1938
Alectrias markevichi Northwest Pacific 6.6 SL 2012
Alectrias mutsuensis Maned cockscomb Northwest Pacific 8.2 SL 1985
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
Bryozoichthys lysimus Nutcracker prickleback North Pacific 27 TL 1902
Bryozoichthys marjorius Pearly prickleback Northeast Pacific 30 TL 1970
Chirolophis ascanii Yarrell's blenny Northeast Atlantic 25 SL 1792
Chirolophis decoratus Decorated warbonnet North Pacific 42 TL 1902
Chirolophis japonicus Northwest Pacific 55 TL 1890
Chirolophis nugator Mosshead warbonnet Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1895
Chirolophis saitone Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1902
Chirolophis snyderi Bearded warbonnet Northwest Pacific and adj 20 SL 1938
Chirolophis tarsodes Matcheek warbonnet Northeast Pacific 19 TL 1902
Chirolophis wui Northwest Pacific 1935
Dictyosoma burgeri Northwest Pacific 25 SL 1855
Dictyosoma rubrimaculatum Northwest Pacific 17.9 SL 1978
Dictyosoma tongyeongensis Korean prickleback Northwest Pacific 28 SL 2012
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
Esselenichthys carli Threeline prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 17.1 SL 1990
Esselenichthys laurae Twoline prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 9.7 SL 1990
Eumesogrammus praecisus Fourline snakeblenny Western Atlantic 22 TL 1836
Gymnoclinus cristulatus Trident prickleback Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1912
Phytichthys chirus Ribbon prickleback Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1880
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii Crisscross prickleback Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1894
Pseudalectrias tarasovi Northwest Pacific 14 TL 1933
Soldatovia polyactocephala Northwest Pacific 42 TL 1814
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
Xiphister atropurpureus Black prickleback Eastern Pacific 30.5 TL 1858
Xiphister mucosus Rock prickleback Eastern Pacific 58 TL 1858



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