| Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks) |
| 36.5 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 235 m |
| Circumpolar. Arctic, North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic: Barents Sea eastward to western Greenland; in the Pacific to southeastern Alaska and to northern Sea of Okhotsk; in western Atlantic to Nova Scotia. |
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| Inhabits sandy to rocky bottoms, often in seagrass or algae; rarely, if ever, found in intertidal area (Ref. 51666). Feeds on crustaceans, worms, clams, and fish eggs (Ref. 58426). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from north of Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea to southeastern Alaska (Ref. 6793). Occurs in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, in both marine offshore and brackish nearshore waters (Ref. 28503). Also Ref. 6876, 11366, 125579. |
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