Stichaeidae

Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the suborder Zoarcoidei of the order Scorpaeniformes. Most species are found in the North Pacific Ocean with a few in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Zoarchias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Perciform family Neozoarcidae, also called the largemouth kissing eelpouts. These fishes are found in the northwestern and western Pacific Ocean.