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Ernogrammus walkeri Follett & Powell, 1988

Masked prickleback
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Masked prickleback, Masked prickleback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: 550 m W of San Simeon Pt., sta. W64-80, San Luis Obispo Co., California, CAS 56198 (holotype, 21.8 cm SL, male) (Ref. 26664).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Follett, W.I. and D.C. Powell, 1988
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) > Stichaeinae
Etymology: Ernogrammus: Greek, ernos, -eos, -ous = bud, shoot, descendenat + Greek, gramma = letter, mark, signal (Ref. 45335);  walkeri: Named for B.W. Walker (UCLA) who discovered the species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 21 m (Ref. 26664).   Subtropical

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