pighead prickleback

Acantholumpenus mackayi

One genus one species across the Arctic and North Pacific

Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Polar regions
Large
Cold-water fish

The pighead prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi), also known as the blackline prickleback, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lumpenidae, the eel pricklebacks. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Acantholumpenus. This fish is found in the Arctic and North Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Lumpenidae
Genus: Acantholumpenus
Maximum length: 70 cm
Distribution: North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada.

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