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Family: Lumpenidae Eel pricklebacks



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11 species (see list below)
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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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