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Lumpenopsis clitella Hastings & Walker, 2003 Saddled prickleback |
| Family: | Opisthocentridae ("Rearspined fin pricklebacks") | |||
| Max. size: | 5.32 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.47 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 54 - 100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: southern California, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 47-48; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 1-1; 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). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||