Overview
Family : Pricklebacks ;
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blackjack, Blackline Prickleback, Pighead Prickleback
Common Names in French:
Terrassier à Six Lignes, Terrassier à Six Lignes
Common Names in Japanese:
Nuimegaji
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
馬氏刺北鳚, 鰻形北鳚
Description
Family Stichaeidae
Distribution: mainly North Pacific; few in North Atlantic. Most species with entirely spinous dorsal fin, others with at least some spines in dorsal fin. Pelvics with the fin rays branched, if present. Ribs present. Anal origin usually equidistant to snout and caudal fin origin or closer to snout.The family Stichaeidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 36 genera and 65 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name : Greek, stychos = row , line , in a row
Habitat
May be found at depths of 0 to 150 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -1,365 meters (0 to -4,478 feet).[1]
Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Zoarcoidei
()
- Family:
Stichaeidae
()
- Pricklebacks
- Genus:
Acantholumpenus
()
- (Gilbert, 1896)
- Specific name:
mackayi
- (Gilbert, 1896)
- Scientific name: - Acantholumpenus mackayi (Gilbert, 1896)
- Specific name:
mackayi
- (Gilbert, 1896)
- Genus:
Acantholumpenus
(
- Family:
Stichaeidae
(
- Suborder:
Zoarcoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Lumpenus anguillaris (Pallas, 1814)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Lumpenus fowleri Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- Lumpenus mackayi Gilbert, 1896
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 09-Jun-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acantholumpenus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. mackayi (Blackline Prickleback) · A. mackayi
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Further Reading
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Fedorov, V.V., I.A. Chereshnev, M.V. Nazarkin, A.V. Shestakov and V.V. Volobuev (2003). Catalog of marine and freswater fishes of the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. Vladivostok: Dalnauka, 2003. 204 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- McAllister, D.E. (1990). A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus No. 64. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ottawa, Canada. 310 pp.
- Mecklenberg, Catherine W., and Boris A. Sheiko 2004. Family Stichaeidae Gill 1864: pricklebacks. Annotated Checklists of Fishes, no. 35. 1-36.
- Quast, J.C. and E.L. Hall (1972). List of fishes of Alaska and adjacent waters with a guide to some of their literature. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS SSRF-658. 47 p.
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Pub. (20):183 p.
- Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada
- Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Alaska Ocean Observing System: Arctic Ocean Diversity
- Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486282
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24399
- Fishbase Species ID: 3771
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 171556
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCSC01010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101148
Footnotes
- Mean = -56.410 meters (-185.072 feet), Standard Deviation = 262.840 based on 29 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
