Family Stichaeidae - Pricklebacks
  Order
:
Stichaeidae Stichaeidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 18 | Species : 45 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
     
  Remark
:
Distribution: mainly North Pacific; few in North Atlantic. Most species with entirely spinous dorsal fin, others with at least some spines in dorsal fin. Pelvics with the fin rays branched, if present. Ribs present. Anal origin usually equidistant to snout and caudal fin origin or closer to snout.
  Etymology
:
Greek, stychos = row, line, in a row ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
guarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Perciformes | Cottoidei | Zoarcales | Stichaeidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Stichaeidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Stichaeinae
Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
acceptedseniornew
Blennius punctatus Fabricius, 1780
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Blennius pvnctatus Fabricius, 1780
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Stichaeus grigorjewi Herzenstein, 1890
acceptedseniororiginal
Dinogunellus grigorjewi (Herzenstein, 1890)
synonymseniornew
Stichaeus elongatus Sakamoto, 1930
synonymjuniororiginal
Stichaeus nozawae Jordan & Snyder, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
! Stichaeus nozawai Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Stichaeus ochriamkini Taranetz, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
Stichaeus pulcherrimus Taranetz, 1935
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Stichaeus fuscus Miki & Maruyama, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Stichaeus dictyogrammus Herzenstein, 1890
synonymjuniororiginal
Ozorthe dictyogrammus (Herzenstein, 1890)
synonymjuniornew
Stichaeopsis epallax (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Ernogrammus epallax Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Stichaeopsis nevelskoi (Schmidt, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Ozorthe nevelskoi Schmidt, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Eumesogrammus praecisus (Krøyer, 1836)
acceptedseniornew
Chirus praecisus Krøyer, 1836
synonymseniororiginal
! Eumesogrammus praeciosus (Krøyer, 1836)
synonymseniornew
Clinus unimaculatus Reinhardt, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Ernogrammus storoshi Schmidt, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ernoogrammus storoshi Schmidt, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Ernogrammus hexagrammus (Schlegel, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
Stichaeus hexagrammus Schlegel, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Ernogrammus walkeri Follett & Powell, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii Markevich & Kharin, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Alectriinae
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Alectrias benjamini Jordan & Snyder, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
Alectrias cirratus (Lindberg, 1938)
acceptedseniornew
Alectridium cirratum Lindberg, 1938
synonymseniororiginal
Alectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938)
acceptedseniornew
Alectridium gallinum Lindberg, 1938
synonymseniororiginal
Alectrias mutsuensis Shiogaki, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Alectrias tarasovi Popov, 1933
synonymseniororiginal
! Pseudoalectrias tarasovi (Popov, 1933)
synonymseniornew
Chirolophinae
Chirolophis ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Blenniops ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniorchange in rank
Carelophus ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Chirolophus ascani (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Chirolophus ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Chriolophis ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Centronotus brosme Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Blennius pennantii Yarrell, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Blennius yarellii Valenciennes, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Gunnellus stroemii Valenciennes, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Carelophus stroemii (Valenciennes, 1836)
synonymjuniornew
Blennius galerita (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Chirolophis galerita (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Blennius palmicornis (non Cuvier, 1816)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890
acceptedseniororiginal
Azuma emmnion Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Bryostemma otohime Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Chirolophis otohime (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Bryostemma nugator Jordan & Williams, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophis decoratus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Bryostemma decoratum Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophis polyactocephalus (non Pallas, 1814)
misappliedmisappliednew
Chirolophis saitone (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Bryostemma saitone Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophis tarsodes (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Bryostemma tarsodes Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophis wui (Wang & Wang, 1935)
acceptedseniornew
Azuma wui Wang & Wang, 1935
synonymseniororiginal
Chirolophis snyderi (Taranetz, 1938)
acceptedseniornew
Bryostemma snyderi Taranetz, 1938
synonymseniororiginal
Gymnoclinus cristulatus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Bryozoichthys lysimus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Bryolophus lysimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Xiphisterinae
Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
Xiphidion mucosum Girard, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphistes mucosus (Girard, 1858)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
synonymjuniornew
Dictyosoma burgeri van der Hoeven, 1855
acceptedseniororiginal
! Dictiosoma burgeri van der Hoeven, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
Dictyosoma temminckii Bleeker, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Dictyosoma rubrimaculatum Yatsu, Yasuda & Taki, 1978
acceptedseniororiginal
! Dictyosoma rubrimaculata Yatsu, Yasuda & Taki, 1978
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Anoplarchus insignis Gilbert & Burke, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Alectridium aurantiacum Gilbert & Burke, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Alectrias aurantiacum (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Phytichthys chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Xiphister chirus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphistes chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
synonymseniornew
Xiphistes ulvae Jordan & Starks, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphistes versicolor Gilbert & Burke, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Esselenichthys carli (Follett & Anderson, 1990)
acceptedseniornew
Esselenia carli Follett & Anderson, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Esselenichthys laurae (Follett & Anderson, 1990)
acceptedseniornew
Esselenia laurae Follett & Anderson, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Cebidichthys violaceus (non Girard, 1854)
misappliedmisappliednew
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