Longsnout prickleback (Lumpenella longirostris)

Scientific name: Lumpenella longirostris Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907

Longsnout prickleback (Lumpenella longirostris)

The Longsnout prickleback (Lumpenella longirostris) is a marine fish of the family Stichaeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 61 - 71; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 3 - 5; Anal soft rays: 36 - 42. Caudal rounded. Bluish brown on dorsal surface, silvery to sooty blue on ventral surface, sooty blue on cheeks, opercles, and gill membranes; fins dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lumpenella longirostris
Family
Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
25–1140 m (82–3740 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 1140 m, usually 300 - 600 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to British Columbia, Canada, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific coast of northern Japan, Korean Peninsula and Sado Island in Japan Sea, and Greenland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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