- Source: Xiphister
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:
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858
Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858)