Acantholumpenus mackayi (Gilbert, 1896)

Pighead prickleback

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Stichaeidae \| Lumpeninae
Synonyms	Lumpenus mackayi, Lumpenus fowleri, ... more
Common names	Blackline prickleback, Blackline prickleback, Terrassier à six lignes, ... more

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Main reference

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 3814)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 70.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 56557)

Environment

Demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 56557)

Climate / Range

Polar

North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 68 - 76; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 41 - 48. Caudal fin slightly grayish without dark bands; roof of oral cavity with a dark region (Ref. 559). Spines of pelvic and anal fins rigid and easily discernible from other soft rays (Ref. 559). Eye diameter less than snout length (Ref. 559).

Found over mud and sand bottoms to depths of about 56 meters; often in brackish waters (Ref. 51666). Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, sea urchins and molluscs (Ref. 58426).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 1.0000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

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