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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stichaeidae Pricklebacks
Subfamily: Chirolophinae
Genus: Chirolophis

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Chirolophis ascanii (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Chirolophis ascanii
[Yarrell's blenny]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Chirolophis decoratus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Chirolophis decoratus
[Decorated warbonnet]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890

Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Chirolophis japonicus
[]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)

Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Chirolophis nugator
[Mosshead warbonnet]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chirolophis saitone
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific and adj
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Chirolophis snyderi
[Bearded warbonnet]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Chirolophis tarsodes (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chirolophis tarsodes
[Matcheek warbonnet]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Chirolophis wui
[]
8 Species of Family Stichaeidae with Genus Chirolophis
(Pricklebacks)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1792 Chirolophis ascanii Yarrell's blenny Northeast Atlantic 25 SL
1902 Chirolophis decoratus Decorated warbonnet North Pacific 42 TL
1890 Chirolophis japonicus Northwest Pacific 55 TL
1895 Chirolophis nugator Mosshead warbonnet Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1902 Chirolophis saitone Northwest Pacific 10 SL
1938 Chirolophis snyderi Bearded warbonnet Northwest Pacific and adj 20 SL
1902 Chirolophis tarsodes Matcheek warbonnet Northeast Pacific 19 TL
1935 Chirolophis wui Northwest Pacific



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