Xiphister is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus Esselenichthys:[2]
- Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858
- Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphisterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xiphister". FishBase. June 2022 version.
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