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Family: Opisthocentridae "Rearspined fin pricklebacks"



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12 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Askoldia variegata Northwest Pacific 45 SL 1910
Kasatkia memorabilis Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1916
Kasatkia seigeli Six-spot prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 8.2 SL 1999
Lumpenopsis clitella Saddled prickleback Eastern Central Pacific 5.5 SL 2003
Lumpenopsis hypochroma Y-prickleback Eastern Pacific 7.6 TL 1932
Lumpenopsis pavlenkoi Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1916
Lumpenopsis triocellata Northwest Pacific 11 SL 1943
Opisthocentrus ocellatus Ocellated blenny Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1811
Opisthocentrus tenuis Northwest Pacific 15 SL 1897
Opisthocentrus zonope Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1902
Pholidapus dybowskii Northwest Pacific 46 TL 1880
Plectobranchus evides Bluebarred prickleback Eastern Pacific 13 TL 1890



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