longsnout prickleback

Lumpenella longirostris

Lumpenid Fish from Japanese Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Medium
Temperate fish

The longsnout prickleback (Lumpenella longirostris), also known as the longsnouted blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lumpenidae, the eel pricklebacks, the pricklebacks and shannies. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Lumpenella. This fish is found in the Arctic and North Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Lumpenidae
Genus: Lumpenella
Maximum length: 42 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to British Columbia, Canada, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific coast of northern Japan, Korean Peninsula and Sado Island in Japan Sea, and Greenland.

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