Chirolophis

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Chirolophis ascanii.jpg

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|taxon = Chirolophis

|authority = Swainson, 1839

|type_species = Blennius yarellii

| type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1836{{Cof family|family=Chirolophinae|access-date=15 August 2022}}

| synonyms = {{Genus list

| Azuma | Jordan & Snyder, 1902

| Blenniops | Nilsson, 1855

| Bryostemma | Jordan & Starks, 1895

| Carelophus | Krøyer, 1845

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Chirolophis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies.{{cite web |title=Chirolophis Swainson, 1839 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2394935 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=en}}

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

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Chirolophis:{{FishBase genus|genus=Chirolophis|month=February|year=2022}}

{{Linked species list

| Chirolophis ascanii | (Walbaum, 1792)

| Chirolophis decoratus | (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

| Chirolophis japonicus | Herzenstein, 1890

| Chirolophis nugator | (Jordan & Williams, 1895)

| Chirolophis saitone | (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

| Chirolophis snyderi | (Taranetz, 1938)

| Chirolophis tarsodes | (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)

| Chirolophis wui | (Wang & Wang, 1935)

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References

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Category:Chirolophinae

Category:Taxa described in 1839