Pighead prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi)

Scientific name: Acantholumpenus mackayi Gilbert, 1896

Pighead prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi)

The Pighead prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Stichaeidae. Native range: North Pacific, Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 68 - 76; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 41 - 48. Caudal fin slightly grayish without dark bands; roof of oral cavity with a dark region. Spines of pelvic and anal fins rigid and easily discernible from other soft rays. Eye diameter less than snout length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acantholumpenus mackayi
Family
Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
0–200 m (0–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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