Stichaeidae

Red prickleback

Askoldia variegata

Stichaeid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Red
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Askoldia is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Opisthocentridae, the rearspined fin pricklebacks. Its only species is Askoldia variegata which is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.