| Cebidichthyidae | |
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| Monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Zoarcoidei |
| Family: | Cebidichthyidae Gill, 1862 |
Cebidichthyidae is a family of marine ray-finned fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean.[1] Until recently, all members of this family were placed in the subfamily Xiphisterinae of the Stichaeidae, but more recent phylogenetic studies have found them to form a distinct clade that is the second-most basal member of the suborder.[2]
It contains the following genera:[3]
- Cebidichthys Ayres, 1855
- Dictyosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Esselenichthys Anderson, 2003
References
[edit]- ^ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Radchenko, O. A. (2015-11-01). "The system of the suborder Zoarcoidei (Pisces, Perciformes) as inferred from molecular genetic data". Russian Journal of Genetics. 51 (11): 1096–1112. doi:10.1134/S1022795415100130. ISSN 1608-3369.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cebidichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 14, 2025.