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Longsnout prickleback

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Longsnout prickleback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Lumpeninae
Genus: Lumpenella
Makushok, 1958
Species:
L. longirostris
Binomial name
Lumpenella longirostris
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 Stichaeidae, 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

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