Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Family: Lumpenidae Eel pricklebacks

Genus: Lumpenus

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Miller, T.

Circumpolar. Arctic, Nor
Max. Length 36.5 cm NG
Lumpenus fabricii Reinhardt, 1836

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Lumpenus fabricii
[Slender eelblenny]

Photo by Svensen, E.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792)

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Lumpenus lampretaeformis
[Snakeblenny]

Photo by Nichols, J.

North Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Lumpenus sagitta Wilimovsky, 1956

Photo by Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Lumpenus sagitta
[Snake prickleback]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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