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Stichaeidae
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Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the suborder Zoarcoidei of the order Scorpaeniformes. Most species are found in the North Pacific Ocean with a few in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Stichaeidae | |
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Arctic shanny (Sticheus punctatus) in Newfoundland | |
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Cebidichthys violaceus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
Family: | Stichaeidae Gill, 1864[1] |
Subfamilies[2] | |
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