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Rearspined Pricklebacks
Opisthocentridae
Opisthocentrinae 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.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Bluebarred Pricklebacks
genusPlectobranchus
Dybowski's Pricklebacks
genusPholidapus
Opisthocentrus
genusOpisthocentrus
Lumpenopsis
genusLumpenopsis
Red Pricklebacks
genusAskoldia
Kasatkia
genusKasatkia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1303620.