sixspot prickleback
Kasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg, 1999
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The six-spot prickelback (Kasatkia seigeli) is a species of marine ray-finned fish of belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. It is found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Six-spot prickleback; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:41:37.016451+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg, 1999
- Name authority
- Posner & Lavenberg, 1999
- Common name
- sixspot prickleback
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Stichaeidae
- Genus
- Kasatkia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyStichaeidae Gill, 1864
- subfamilyOpisthocentrinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusKasatkia Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1916
- speciesKasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg, 1999
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kasatkia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Memorable pricklebackKasatkia memorabilis Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1916 | StichaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Posner, M., & Lavenberg, R. J. (1999). Kasatkai seigeli: a new species of stichaeid (Perciformes: Stichaeidae) from California. Copeia, 1999. https://doi.org/10.2307/1447978 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3R3G4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.