Lumpenidae

longsnout prickleback

Lumpenella longirostris

Lumpenid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The longsnout prickleback (Lumpenella longirostris), also known as the longsnouted blenny, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lumpenidae, the eel pricklebacks, 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.