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Pighead prickleback

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Pighead prickleback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Stichaeidae
Subfamily: Lumpeninae
Genus: Acantholumpenus
Makushok, 1958
Species:
A. mackayi
Binomial name
Acantholumpenus mackayi
(Gilbert, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lumpenus mackayi Gilbert, 1896
  • Lumpenus fowleri Jordan & Snyder, 1902

The pighead prickleback (Acantholumpenus mackayi), also known as the blackline prickleback, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stichaeidae, the pricklebacks and shannies. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Acantholumpenus. This fish is found in the Arctic and North Pacific Oceans.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acantholumpenus mackayi". FishBase. February 2022 version.