Longsnout prickleback

Longsnout prickleback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Zoarcoidei
Family: Lumpenidae
Genus:
Makushok, 1958
Species:
L. longirostris
Binomial name
Lumpenella longirostris
(Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lumpenus longirostris Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907
  • Lumpenella nigricans Matsubara & Ochiai, 1952

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.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lumpenella longirostris". FishBase. February 2022 version.