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Opisthocentridae ("Rearspined fin pricklebacks")
Etymology: Lumpenopsis: Latin, lumpus, an uncouthlooking spiny-finned fish of a leaden-blue colour + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Hubbs & Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 100 m (Ref. 51666). Temperate
Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia, Canada to California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in sandy to rocky bottoms (Ref. 51666).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5627 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |