Snakeblenny
| Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792) | ||||
| Family: | Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks) |
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| Order: | Perciformes/Zoarcoidei | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Snakeblenny | |||
| Distribution: | North Atlantic: Spitsbergen southward to Scandinavian coasts, North Sea, southern part of the Baltic, the Faroes, Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland. Elsewhere, western coasts of Greenland; also, Labrador and Newfoundland to Massachusetts Bay (subspecies Lumpenus lumpretaeformis serpentinus Storer, Ref. 51666). | |||
| Adult biology: | A benthic species (Ref. 58426), living in Y-shaped tubes in the mud in 50-200 m depth (Ref. 35388). The burrows are believed to be used for parental care of the eggs (Ref. 80819) . Feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, brittle stars and worms (Ref. 5204). Matures at 3 years with about 20 cm length. Spawning takes place in December - January, 1,000 eggs are laid on the sea floor, in deep water (Ref. 35388). Isolated population in the Baltic Sea is probably a relict from the last ice age (Ref. 35388) that reached the Baltic Sea during the early saltwater stage of the sea (Ref. 82152; 82153). | |||
| Diagnosis: | The postanal ventral contour row consists of 48-51 small melanophores corresponding to the number of fin rays in the anal fin. There are also melanophores in the hypural region of the caudal fin. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 8 - 14°C; 80°N - 41°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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