Species

Xiphister atropurpureus (Black prickleback)

Xiphister atropurpureus. Photo: (c) marlin harms, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The pricklebacks (also known as shannies) are a family, Stichaeidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.The prickback fish can also breath oxygen.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)
        Suborder: Zoarcoidei
        Family: Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks)
        Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
        Genus: Xiphister
        Species: Xiphister atropurpureus (Black prickleback)

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