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Cebidichthyidae

Cebidichthyidae is a family of marine ray-finned fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Until recently, all members of this family were placed in the subfamily Xiphisterinae of the Stichaeidae, but more recent phylogenetic studies have found them to form a distinct clade that is the second-most basal member of the suborder.

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Cebidichthyidae
Monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Zoarcoidei
Family: Cebidichthyidae
Gill, 1862

Cebidichthyidae is a family of marine ray-finned fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.1 Until recently, all members of this family were placed in the subfamily Xiphisterinae of the Stichaeidae, but more recent phylogenetic studies have found them to form a distinct clade that is the second-most basal member of the suborder.2

It contains the following genera:3

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  1. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. Radchenko, O. A. (2015-11-01). "The system of the suborder Zoarcoidei (Pisces, Perciformes) as inferred from molecular genetic data". Russian Journal of Genetics. 51 (11): 1096–1112. doi:10.1134/S1022795415100130. ISSN 1608-3369.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cebidichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 14, 2025.