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Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks)
Etymology: Neolumpenus: Greek, neos = new + Latin, lumpus = a uncouth-looking spiny fish of a leaden blue colour; 1545 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Known from a single specimen taken from the stomach of a Gadus macrocephalus.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miki, T., S. Kanamaru and K. Amaoka, 1987. Neolumpenus unocellatus, a new genus and species of stichaeid fish from Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 34(2):128-134. (Ref. 12707)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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