Chirolophinae
| Chirolophinae | |
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| Chirolophis ascanii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Stichaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Chirolophinae Jordan & Evermann 1898[1] |
| Genera[2] | |
Chirolophinae 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, Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.[3]
Genera
[edit]The subfamily contains the following genera:
- Bryozoichthys Whitley, 1931
- Chirolophis Swainson, 1839
- Gymnoclinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
- Soldatovia Taranetz 1937
References
[edit]- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ "Chirolophinae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chirolophinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 August 2022.