Fourline snakeblenny (Eumesogrammus praecisus)

Scientific name: Eumesogrammus praecisus Kr?yer, 1836

Fourline snakeblenny (Eumesogrammus praecisus)

The Fourline snakeblenny (Eumesogrammus praecisus) is a marine fish of the family Stichaeidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Hudson Bay and Ungava to Labrador in Canada and western Greenland. North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea and Arctic Alaska.

Biology

Occurs over sand to gravel-and-stone bottoms at depths of 16-400 meters, typically shallower than 70 meters. Benthic; feeds on crustaceans.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eumesogrammus praecisus
Family
Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Depth range
5–400 m (16–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 400 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay and Ungava to Labrador in Canada and western Greenland. North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea and Arctic Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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