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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
Genus: Xiphister

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Photo by Hopkins Seaside Laboratory

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)

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Xiphister atropurpureus
[Black prickleback]
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Max. Length 58 cm TL
 
Xiphister mucosus
[Rock prickleback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Xiphister atropurpureus Black prickleback Eastern Pacific 30.5 TL 1858
Xiphister mucosus Rock prickleback Eastern Pacific 58 TL 1858



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