Chirolophis

Chirolophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Chirolophinae
Genus: Chirolophis
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Blennius yarellii
Synonyms[1]

Chirolophis the Warbonnets, are a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the Subfamily Chirolophinae of the family Stichaeidae, the Pricklebacks and Shannies.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Northern Pacific Ocean and Northern Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Chirolophis:[3]

Genomics

Two chromosome-level genome assemblies of Chirolophis japonicus were published in 2026, providing the first genomic resources for the genus.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chirolophinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chirolophis Swainson, 1839". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chirolophis". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  4. ↑ Liu, Kaiqiang; Liu, Qi; Qu, Yinquan; Gao, Tianxiang (2026). "Chromosome-level genome assembly of Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890 (Stichaeidae, Perciformes)". Scientific Data. 13: 577. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-06893-1. PMC 13066030. PMID 41775751.
  5. ↑ Pan, Hongyu; Yan, Hongwei; Hu, Xiandong; Wang, Jingqi; Zhang, Yuying; Liu, Qi (20 April 2026). "Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the Chirolophis japonicus". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07264-6. PMID 42009697.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)