Lumpenella longirostris (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907)
Longsnout prickleback
photo by Orlov, A.

Family:  Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks)
Max. size:  42 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 150.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 25 - 1140 m
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.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 61-71; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 3-5; Anal soft rays: 36-42. Caudal rounded (Ref. 6885). Bluish brown on dorsal surface, silvery to sooty blue on ventral surface, sooty blue on cheeks, opercles, and gill membranes; fins dark (Ref. 6885).
Biology:  Found offshore (Ref. 2850); possibly the deepest-living lumpenine (Ref. 51666).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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