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Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Scientific name: Cebidichthys violaceus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Perciformes → Family Stichaeidae → Subfamily Xiphisterinae → Genus Cebidichthys

Common name: Monkeyface Prickleback
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishEels and Eel-like Fishes

A prickleback isn't technically an eel. But people often think of it as one, so it's in this section.

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Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
Cebidichthys violaceus (Monkeyface Prickleback)
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