Alectrias

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Alectrias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Xiphisterinae
Genus: Alectrias
Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Type species
Blennius alectrolophus
Pallas, 1814 [1]

Alectrias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Alectrias: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphesterinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Alectrias in FishBase . February 2022 version.