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Stichaeidae
30 species in this family
The Stichaeidae family belongs to the eelpouts, wolffishes & gunnels and includes 30 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Serpent blenny
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
Stichaeidae
Yarrell's blenny
Chirolophis ascanii
Stichaeidae
Daubed shanny
Leptoclinus maculatus
Stichaeidae
Stout eelblenny
Anisarchus medius
Stichaeidae
Mosshead warbonnet
Chirolophis nugator
Stichaeidae
Decorated warbonnet
Chirolophis decoratus
Stichaeidae
Slender cockscomb
Anoplarchus insignis
Stichaeidae
Radiated shanny
Ulvaria subbifurcata
Stichaeidae
Cockscomb prickleback
Anoplarchus purpurescens
Stichaeidae
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
Stichaeidae
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Arctic shanny
Stichaeus punctatus
Stichaeidae
Belted blenny
Phytichthys chirus
Stichaeidae
Black blenny (Xiphister atropurpureus)
Stichaeidae
Blackline prickleback
Acantholumpenus mackayi
Stichaeidae
Cockscomb prickleback
Anoplarchus purpurescens
Stichaeidae
Daubed shanny
Leptoclinus maculatus
Stichaeidae
Decorated warbonnet
Chirolophis decoratus
Stichaeidae
Dybowski's prickleback
Pholidapus dybowskii
Stichaeidae
Eel-blenny
Lumpenus sagitta
Stichaeidae
Fourline snakeblenny
Eumesogrammus praecisus
Stichaeidae
Longsnout prickleback
Lumpenella longirostris
Stichaeidae
Masked prickleback
Opisthocentrus zonope
Stichaeidae
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
Stichaeidae
Mosshead warbonnet
Chirolophis nugator
Stichaeidae
Nutcracker prickleback
Bryozoichthys lysimus
Stichaeidae
Ocellated prickleback
Opisthocentrus ocellatus
Stichaeidae
Pale prickleback
Lumpenopsis hypochroma
Stichaeidae
Radiated shanny
Ulvaria subbifurcata
Stichaeidae
Ribbed gunnel
Dictyosoma burgeri
Stichaeidae
Rock prickleback
Xiphister mucosus
Stichaeidae
Serpent blenny
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
Stichaeidae
Sixline prickleback
Ernogrammus hexagrammus
Stichaeidae
Slender cockscomb
Anoplarchus insignis
Stichaeidae
Slender eelblenny
Lumpenus fabricii
Stichaeidae
Spiny cockscomb
Alectrias benjamini
Stichaeidae
Stout eelblenny
Anisarchus medius
Stichaeidae
Threeline prickleback
Esselenichthys carli
Stichaeidae
Walker's prickleback
Ernogrammus walkeri
Stichaeidae
Whitebarred blenny
Poroclinus rothrocki
Stichaeidae
Yarrell's blenny
Chirolophis ascanii
Stichaeidae