| Brachyistius | |
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| Brachyistius frenatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Brachyistius T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Brachyistius frenatus T. N. Gill, 1862
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Brachyistius is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.