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Xiphister
Genus of fishes
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.
01Species
The following species are classified within the genus Esselenichthys:
- Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
- Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)
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