Scientific Name
Xiphister mucosus
Common Name
Rock prickleback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 71 - 77;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 46 - 50. Caudal small and rounded, directed upward; pectorals as minute flaps (Ref. 6885). Greenish black with several dusky white bars on posterior part of body, 2 dark bands diverging back from each eye, each band double with a paler center (Ref. 6885).