- Source: Xiphisterinae
Xiphisterinae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, classified within the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Genera
The subfamily contains the following genera († means extinct):
Alectrias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Alectridium Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Anoplarchus Gill, 1861
Cebidichthys Ayres, 1855
Dictyosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Esselenichthys Anderson, 2003
†Nvichia Nazarkin, 1998
Phytichthys Hubbs, 1923
Pseudalectrias Lindberg, 1938
Xiphister Jordan, 1880