Black Prickleback Pictures - images of Xiphister
atropurpureus
The Black Prickleback (Xiphister
atropurpureus)is a
common inhabitant of the intertidal zone. It is easily confused with the
rock prickleback (Xiphister mucosus)
but it can be distinguished by the position of its dorsal fin
which starts much further back and by the dark lines radiating from it seye
which do not have noticably light centres. These black prickleback pictures
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