Ribbon prickleback
Appearance
Ribbon prickleback | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Stichaeidae |
Subfamily: | Xiphisterinae |
Genus: | Phytichthys Hubbs, 1923[1] |
Species: | P. chirus
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Binomial name | |
Phytichthys chirus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
The ribbon prickleback (Phytichthys chirus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Phytichthys which is found in the northern North Pacific Ocean.[2]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphisterina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Phytichthys chirus" in FishBase. June 2022 version.