Xiphister
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| Xiphister | |
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| Xiphister atropurpureus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Stichaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Xiphisterinae |
| Genus: | Xiphister Jordan, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| Xiphidion mucosum | |
Xiphister is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.