| Family: |
Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 46 - 128 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea to San Diego, California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 57-67; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 40-44. Caudal long, narrow, bluntly pointed; pectorals broad and rounded (Ref. 6885). Light brown on dorsal surfaces, lighter ventrally; about 10 to 12 white vertical bars edged with brown in a series on upper part of body, spreading or dividing to become confluent with pale ventral coloring; small brown smudges at bases of membranes between spines of posterior part of dorsal fin (Ref. 6885). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy to rocky bottoms at depths of 46 to 128 meters (Ref. 51666). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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