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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Stichaeinae
Genus: Ernogrammus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Ernogrammus hexagrammus (Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Ernogrammus hexagrammus
[Six-lined prickleback]

Photo by Bauder, C.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 28.8 cm SL
Ernogrammus walkeri Follett & Powell, 1988

Photo by Bauder, C.
 
Ernogrammus walkeri
[Masked prickleback]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii Markevich & Kharin, 2011

Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii
[Seven-lined prickleback]
3 Species of Family Stichaeidae with Genus Ernogrammus
(Pricklebacks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1845 Ernogrammus hexagrammus Six-lined prickleback Northwest Pacific 15 SL
1988 Ernogrammus walkeri Masked prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 28.8 SL
2011 Ernogrammus zhirmunskii Seven-lined prickleback Northwest Pacific 7.5 SL



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