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Ribbon prickleback

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Species of fish

Ribbon prickleback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
Genus: Phytichthys
Hubbs, 1923
Species: P. chirus
Binomial name
Phytichthys chirus
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Synonyms
  • 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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phytichthys chirus". FishBase. June 2022 version.
Taxon identifiers
Phytichthys
Phytichthys chirus
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