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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
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 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 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 Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Chirolophis japonicus
[]

Photo by Nichols, J.

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

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Chirolophis nugator
[Mosshead warbonnet]
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chirolophis saitone
[]

Photo by Miller, T.

Northwest Pacific and adj
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Chirolophis snyderi (Taranetz, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
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 Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chirolophis tarsodes
[Matcheek warbonnet]

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.

Northwest Pacific

Chirolophis wui (Wang & Wang, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Myoung, J.-G.
 
Chirolophis wui
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chirolophis ascanii Yarrell's blenny Northeast Atlantic 25 SL 1792
Chirolophis decoratus Decorated warbonnet North Pacific 42 TL 1902
Chirolophis japonicus Northwest Pacific 55 TL 1890
Chirolophis nugator Mosshead warbonnet Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1895
Chirolophis saitone Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1902
Chirolophis snyderi Bearded warbonnet Northwest Pacific and adj 20 SL 1938
Chirolophis tarsodes Matcheek warbonnet Northeast Pacific 19 TL 1902
Chirolophis wui Northwest Pacific 1935



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