Scientific Name
Leptostichaeus pumilus

Common Name
Neck banded blenny

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 82; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 54; Vertebrae: 87. Head and body greatly compressed; body with thin sparse scales, head and end part of body without scales; no ventral fins; small pectoral fins, less than one fourth of HL; 6 rays on gill membranes, free from isthmus and form a broad fold across it; seismosensory system of body without canals; dorsal fin made up of short prickles becoming thicker towards tail; membranes of dorsal and anal fins fused with caudal fin; principal rays of caudal fin branched; body bright red with a dark spot crossed by a light-colored vertical band above the upper edge of gill slit and extending into dorsal fin, and the head and anterior part of the body with few discontinuous dark bands (Ref. 86872).

Classification

Classified By

Miki, 1985

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Pricklebacks (Stichaeidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido Island in the Sea of Okhotsk and Russian waters of the Sea of Japan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 100 m (Ref. 51666)

Trophic Level

3.05 s.e. 0.30 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated