Scientific Name
Ernogrammus zhirmunskii
Common Name
Seven-lined prickleback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 41 - 42;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 28 - 30;
Vertebrae: 44 - 47. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having 7 body sensory canals, including one short canal in the middle of belly; anal fin rays with one short rigid spine posteriormost (I 28-30 I); with one narrow white stripe between two wide black ones on the base of pelvic fin, and one dark blotch on the dorsal fin anteriorly (Ref. 86739).