Alectrias

Alectrias
Alectrias benjamini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Stichaeidae
Subfamily:	Xiphisterinae
Genus:	Alectrias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Type species
Blennius alectrolophus Pallas, 1814[1]

Alectrias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Alectrias:[2]

• Alectrias alectrolophus (Pallas, 1814)
• Alectrias benjamini Jordan & Snyder, 1902
• Alectrias cirratus (Lindberg, 1938)
• Alectrias gallinus (Lindberg, 1938)
• Alectrias markevichi Sheiko, 2012
• Alectrias mutsuensis Shiogaki, 1985

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xiphesterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Alectrias". FishBase. February 2022 version.