Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks) |
36.5 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
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). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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