Stichaeidae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Stichaeidae
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Acantholumpenus mackayi | blackline prickleback | Collected from Yakutat Bay in 1932. |
Anisarchus medius | stout eelblenny | Expected from at least Auke Bay north. |
Anoplarchus insignis | slender cockscomb | Expected throguhout the region in shallow waters (to 30m). Most common subtidally. |
Anoplarchus purpurescens | high cockscomb | Expected throguhout the region in shallow waters (to 30m). Most common intertidally. |
Bryozoichthys marjorius | pearly prickleback | Scattered records throughout the region. |
Chirolophis decoratus | decorated warbonnet | Expected throughout the region. |
Chirolophis nugator | mosshead warbonnet | Expected throughout the region. |
Chirolophis trasodes | matcheek warbonnet | Reported from just south of the region as well as Kodiak Island. |
Leptoclinus maculatus | daubed shanny | Expected throughout the region. |
Lumpenella longirostris | longsnout prickleback | Expected throughout the region, but usually on the continental slope/shelf. |
Lumpenus fabricii | slender eelblenny | Expected from at least Auke Bay north. |
Lumpenus sagitta | snake prickleback | Expected throughout the region. |
Phytichthys chirus | ribbon prickleback | Expected throughout the region intertidally and to about 12m depth. |
Poroclinus rochrocki | whitebarred prickleback | Expected throughout the region. |
Stichaeus punctatus | Arctic shanny | Expected throughout the region. |
Xiphister atropurpureus | black prickleback | Expected throughout the region intertidally and to about 8m depth. |
Xiphister mucosus | rock prickleback | Expected throughout the region, except possibly the northern gulf coast. |