Pricklebacks | |
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Cebidichthys violaceus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
Family: |
Stichaeidae Gill, 1864 |
Genera | |
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The pricklebacks (also known as shannies) are a family, Stichaeidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.The prickback fish can also breath oxygen.