Anisarchus

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Anisarchus
Stout Eelblenny (Anisarchus medius)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Lumpeninae
Genus: Anisarchus
Gill, 1864[1]
Type species
Clinus medius

Anisarchus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Species[edit]

Anisarchus contains the following species:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lumpenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Anisarchus in FishBase. February 2022 version.