Ribbon prickleback

The ribbon prickleback (Phytichthys chirus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Phytichthys, and is found in the northern Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Ribbon prickleback
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Stichaeidae
Subfamily:	Xiphisterinae
Genus:	Phytichthys Hubbs, 1923[1]
Species:	P. chirus
Binomial name
Phytichthys chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Synonyms[2]
Xiphister chirus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 Xiphistes chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Xiphistes ulvae Jordan & Starks, 1895 Xiphistes versicolor Gilbert & Burke, 1912