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Ribbon prickleback

The ribbon prickleback 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, and is found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

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Ribbon prickleback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
Genus: Phytichthys
Hubbs, 19231
Species:
P. chirus
Binomial name
Phytichthys chirus
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Synonyms2
  • Xiphister chirus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
  • Xiphistes chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
  • Xiphistes ulvae Jordan & Starks, 1895
  • Xiphistes versicolor Gilbert & Burke, 1912

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, and is found in the northern Pacific Ocean.2

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References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphisterina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phytichthys chirus". FishBase. June 2022 version.