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Eumesogrammus praecisus (Krøyer, 1836) Fourline snakeblenny |
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photo by
Román Marcote, E. |
| Family: | Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks), subfamily: Stichaeinae | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 5 - 400 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay and Ungava to Labrador in Canada and western Greenland. North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea and Arctic Alaska (Ref. 6876). | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs over sand to gravel-and-stone bottoms at depths of 16-400 meters, typically shallower than 70 meters (Ref. 51666). Benthic; feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 58426). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||