Saddled prickleback (Lumpenopsis clitella) fish species and information / pictures of Saddled prickleback - Lumpenopsis clitella

Saddled prickleback (Lumpenopsis clitella) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lumpenopsis clitella

Common Name
Saddled prickleback

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 47 - 48; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 30 - 31; Vertebrae: 53 - 54. No scales on cheek; 138-145 irregular scale rows along midline; ventralmost 3-6 pectoral fin rays unbranched; eye relatively small (5 times in HL); dorsal sensory pores relatively small (diameter of anteriormost temporal pore, commissural pore and median supratemporal pores less than length of nostril tube); five or six spots along dorsal fin; eight dorsal saddles on body and little pigment below midline (Ref. 51122). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 51122).

Classification

Classified By
Hastings & Walker, 2003
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pricklebacks (Stichaeidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Central Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southern California, USA.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
54 m
Depth To - meters
100 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 54 - 100 m (Ref. 51122)
Trophic Level
3.05 s.e. 0.27 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
5.3 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 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