Xiphister
| Xiphister | |
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| Xiphister atropurpureus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]The following species are classified within the genus Esselenichthys:[2]
- Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858
- Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xiphister". FishBase. June 2022 version.