Lumpenus lampretaeformis, Snakeblenny

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Lumpenus lampretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792)

Snakeblenny
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks)
Etymology: Lumpenus: Latin, lumpus, an uncouthlooking spiny-finned fish of a leaden-blue colour (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 88171); depth range 30 - 373 m (Ref. 58426), usually 40 - 100 m (Ref. 51666). Temperate; 8°C - 14°C (Ref. 89228); 80°N - 41°N, 71°W - 55°E

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North Atlantic: Spitsbergen southward to Scandinavian coasts, North Sea, southern part of the Baltic, the Faroes, Iceland and south-eastern coasts of Greenland. Elsewhere, western coasts of Greenland; also, Labrador and Newfoundland to Massachusetts Bay (subspecies Lumpenus lumpretaeformis serpentinus Storer, Ref. 51666).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 20.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Elongated, eel-like fish with a pointed caudal fin. A single dorsal fin extends almost throughout the entire length of the body. The anal fin covers about two-thirds of the total length. Pale brown dorsally, becoming bluish on the sides, and greenish-yellow ventrally. There are numerous irregular brown patches on the body (Ref. 35388).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A benthic species (Ref. 58426), living in Y-shaped tubes in the mud in 50-200 m depth (Ref. 35388). The burrows are believed to be used for parental care of the eggs (Ref. 80819) . Feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, brittle stars and worms (Ref. 5204). Matures at 3 years with about 20 cm length. Spawning takes place in December - January, 1,000 eggs are laid on the sea floor, in deep water (Ref. 35388). Isolated population in the Baltic Sea is probably a relict from the last ice age (Ref. 35388) that reached the Baltic Sea during the early saltwater stage of the sea (Ref. 82152; 82153).

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Wheeler, A., 1992. A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(suppl.A):1-37. (Ref. 5204)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.4 - 8.5, mean 3.1 °C (based on 420 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00129 (0.00052 - 0.00321), b=2.98 (2.75 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.48 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 5.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20; tmax=9;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):   (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 40 [23, 68] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.265 [0.175, 0.434] mg/100g ; Protein = 19 [17, 21] % ; Omega3 = 0.416 [0.258, 0.673] g/100g ; Selenium = 21.7 [11.6, 42.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 11.2 [4.1, 28.5] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.583 [0.418, 0.805] mg/100g (wet weight);