Xiphisterinae

Xiphisterinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, classified within the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.^[3]

Xiphisterinae
Xiphidion rupestre
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Stichaeidae
Subfamily:	Xiphisterinae Jordan & Evermann 1898[1]
Genera[2]
See text

Genera

The subfamily contains the following genera († means extinct): ^[4]

• Alectrias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
• Alectridium Gilbert & Burke, 1912
• Anoplarchus Gill, 1861
• Cebidichthys Ayres, 1855
• Dictyosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
• Esselenichthys Anderson, 2003
• †Nvichia Nazarkin, 1998 ^[5]
• Phytichthys Hubbs, 1923
• Pseudalectrias Lindberg, 1938
• Xiphister Jordan, 1880