prickleback

prickleback
/prik"euhl bak'/, n.
1. any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
2. stickleback.
[1740-50; PRICKLE + BACK1]

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▪ fish
      any of numerous fishes constituting the family Stichaeidae (order Perciformes). All of the approximately 60 species are marine, and most are restricted to the northern Pacific Ocean; a few species occur in the North Atlantic. Members of the family are characteristically elongate, with a low dorsal fin running the length of the body. In most species the pelvic fins are reduced or absent. They get their name from the spiny rays that compose the dorsal fin.

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  • Prickleback — Pric kle*back , Pricklefish Pric kle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The stickleback. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prickleback — Stickleback Stic kle*back , n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus {Gasterosteus} and allied genera.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prickleback — Taxobox name = Pricklebacks image caption = Cebidichthys violaceus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Stichaeidae familia authority = Gill, 1864 subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = See… …   Wikipedia

  • prickleback — noun Any of the fish in the Stichaeidae family …   Wiktionary

  • prickleback — n. Stickleback …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • prickleback — noun 1. small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines • Hypernyms: ↑blennioid fish, ↑blennioid • Hyponyms: ↑snakeblenny, ↑Lumpenus lumpretaeformis, ↑eelblenny 2. small (2 4 inches) pugnacious mostl …   Useful english dictionary

  • black-lined prickleback — dygusis liumpenas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Acantholumpenus mackayi angl. black lined prickleback rus. колючий люмпен ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dygieji liumpenai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • red prickleback — askoldija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ascoldia variegata angl. red prickleback rus. аскольдия Книповича ryšiai: platesnis terminas – askoldijos …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • six-lined prickleback — šešiaeilė spyglianugarė šunžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ernogrammus hexagrammus angl. six lined prickleback rus. шестилинейный стихей; эрнограмма ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šešiaeilės… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • long-snouted prickleback — ilgasnukis liumpenas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Lumpanella longirostris angl. long snouted blenny; long snouted prickleback rus. длиннорылый люмпен; люмпенелла ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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