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Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks)
Etymology: Acantholumpenus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Latin, lumpus = to look disagreable, 1545 (Cyclopterus lumpus) and Latin, lumpus = a uncouth-looking spiny fish of a leaden blue colour; 1545 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 0 - 200 m (Ref. 56557). Polar; 70°N - 44°N, 134°E - 120°W
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559); âge max. reporté: 12 années (Ref. 56557)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 68 - 76; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 41 - 48. Caudal fin slightly grayish without dark bands; roof of oral cavity with a dark region (Ref. 559). Spines of pelvic and anal fins rigid and easily discernible from other soft rays (Ref. 559). Eye diameter less than snout length (Ref. 559).
Found over mud and sand bottoms to depths of about 56 meters; often in brackish waters (Ref. 51666). Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, sea urchins and molluscs (Ref. 58426).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): -1.5 - 5.6, mean 0.2 °C (based on 1195 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00144 - 0.00479), b=2.91 (2.75 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
