Prickleback

Pricklebacks
Cebidichthys violaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Zoarcoidei
Family:	Stichaeidae Gill, 1864
Genera
See text.

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

Genera

• Genus Acantholumpenus Makushok, 1958
• Genus Alectrias Jordan and Evermann, 1898
• Genus Alectridium Gilbert and Burke, 1912
• Genus Anisarchus Gill, 1864
• Genus Anoplarchus Gill, 1861
• Genus Askoldia Pavlenko, 1910
• Genus Azygopterus Andriashev and Makushok, 1955
• Genus Bryozoichthys Whitley, 1931
• Genus Cebidichthys Ayres, 1855
• Genus Chirolophis Swainson, 1839
• Genus Dictyosoma Temminck and Schlegel, 1845
• Genus Ernogrammus Jordan and Evermann, 1898
• Genus Esselenichthys Anderson, 2003
• Genus Eulophias Smith, 1902
• Genus Eumesogrammus Gill, 1864
• Genus Gymnoclinus Gilbert and Burke, 1912
• Genus Kasatkia Soldatov and Pavlenko, 1916
• Genus Leptoclinus Gill, 1861
• Genus Leptostichaeus Miki, 1985
• Genus Lumpenella Hubbs, 1927
• Genus Lumpenopsis Soldatov, 1916
• Genus Lumpenus Reinhardt, 1836
• Genus Neolumpenus Miki, Kanamaru and Amaoka, 1987
• Genus Neozoarces Steindachner, 1880
• Genus Opisthocentrus Kner, 1868
• Genus Pholidapus Bean and Bean, 1897
• Genus Phytichthys Hubbs in Jordan, 1923
• Genus Plagiogrammus Bean, 1894
• Genus Plectobranchus Gilbert, 1890
• Genus Poroclinus Bean, 1890
• Genus Pseudalectrias Lindberg, 1938
• Genus Soldatovia Taranetz, 1937
• Genus Stichaeopsis Kner in Steindachner and Kner, 1870
• Genus Stichaeus Reinhardt, 1836
• Genus Ulvaria Jordan and Evermann, 1896
• Genus Xiphister Jordan, 1880
• Genus Zoarchias Jordan and Snyder, 1902

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Stichaeidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
• "Stichaeidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 March 2006.