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Threeline Prickleback

Esselenichthys carli (Follett & Anderson 1990)

Diagnostic Description

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First dorsal spine associated with second pterygiophore; first anal pterygiophore equal in size to second; ventrolateral lateral line connected across breast in an arc that is bisected by a medio ventral lateral line extending from isthmus to fork about anus (Ref. 48788). Caudal fin rounded.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 38 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 23; Analsoft rays: 44 - 49; Vertebrae: 65 - 70
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Biology

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Found on rocky and sandy areas among kelp, in crevices, or kelp holdfasts (Ref. 48788).; subtidal (Ref. 51666).
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