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Family: Lumpenidae Eel pricklebacks



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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Acantholumpenus mackayi (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Acantholumpenus mackayi
[Pighead prickleback]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Anisarchus macrops
[]

Photo by Aas Midtun, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Anisarchus medius (Reinhardt, 1837)

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Anisarchus medius
[Stout eelblenny]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Circumpolar
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries, 1838)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Leptoclinus maculatus
[Daubed shanny]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Lumpenella longirostris (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Lumpenella longirostris
[Longsnout prickleback]

Photo by Miller, T.

Circumpolar. Arctic, Nor
Max. Length 36.5 cm NG
Lumpenus fabricii Reinhardt, 1836

Photo by Photo by Miller, T.
 
Lumpenus fabricii
[Slender eelblenny]

Photo by Svensen, E.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
[Snakeblenny]

Photo by Nichols, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Lumpenus sagitta Wilimovsky, 1956

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Lumpenus sagitta
[Snake prickleback]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Neolumpenus unocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Poroclinus rothrocki
[Whitebarred prickleback]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Xenolumpenus longipterus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acantholumpenus mackayi Pighead prickleback North Pacific 70 SL 1896
Anisarchus macrops Northwest Pacific 17 TL 1952
Anisarchus medius Stout eelblenny North Pacific 30 TL 1837
Leptoclinus maculatus Daubed shanny Circumpolar 20 TL 1838
Lumpenella longirostris Longsnout prickleback North Pacific 42 TL 1907
Lumpenus fabricii Slender eelblenny Circumpolar. Arctic, Nor 36.5 NG 1836
Lumpenus lampretaeformis Snakeblenny North Atlantic 50 TL 1792
Lumpenus sagitta Snake prickleback North Pacific 51 TL 1956
Neolumpenus unocellatus Northwest Pacific 13.2 SL 1987
Poroclinus rothrocki Whitebarred prickleback Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1890
Xenolumpenus longipterus Northwest Pacific 11.5 SL 2009



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