Kelpfishes - Family: Chironemidae
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Western Kelpfish - Chironemus georgianus
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Eastern Kelpfish - Chironemus marmoratus
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Centrarchiformes (Freshwater Sunfishes, Grunters and Allies)
> Suborder: Centrarchoidei (Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies)
> Family: Chironemidae (Kelpfishes)
> Genus: Chironemus
> Species: C. georgianus - Western Kelpfish
> Species: C. marmoratus - Eastern Kelpfish
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