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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Stichaeinae
Genus: Stichaeus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Stichaeus fuscus
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Stichaeus grigorjewi Herzenstein, 1890

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Stichaeus grigorjewi
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Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Stichaeus nozawae
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Stichaeus ochriamkini
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Stichaeus pulcherrimus
[]

Photo by Lavan, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)

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Stichaeus punctatus
[Arctic shanny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stichaeus fuscus Northwest Pacific 7.9 SL 1986
Stichaeus grigorjewi Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1890
Stichaeus nozawae Northwest Pacific 60 TL 1902
Stichaeus ochriamkini Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1935
Stichaeus pulcherrimus Northwest Pacific 1935
Stichaeus punctatus Arctic shanny North Pacific 22 TL 1780



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