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Lumpenus fabricii Reinhardt, 1836. Slender Eelblenny. To 36.5 cm (14.4 in) TL. Barents Sea, Russia eastward
across Siberia and Arctic North America to western Greenland, south to Nova Scotia (not in eastern
North Atlantic); in Pacific region from Beaufort Sea to northern Sea of Okhotsk and to southeastern
Alaska; not along Aleutian Islands west of Unimak Pass or Commander Islands. Subtidal and to depth
of 175 m (574 ft); rarely, if ever, in intertidal area. All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002) and Mecklenburg
and Sheiko (2004).
Lumpenus sagitta Wilimovsky, 1956. Snake Prickleback. To 51 cm (20.1 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk to Commander Islands (Russia), southern Bering Sea, and eastern
Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Humboldt Bay, northern California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Reports
from northern Bering Sea (NMFS data reported in Mecklenburg et al. 2002) may have been misidentified
L. fabricii (C. W. M.). Near shore at intertidal depths (Miller et al. 1980) to unconfirmed depth of
425 m (1,394 ft; Allen and Smith 1988), almost always shallower than 200 m (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Phytichthys chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Ribbon Prickleback. To 21.1 cm (8.3 in) TL. Aleutian Islands
and Gulf of Alaska coasts to southern California. Intertidal and to depth of 12 m (39 ft), including
tidepools (Cross 1981). Other citations in Mecklenburg et al. (2002).
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii Bean, 1894. Crisscross Prickleback. To 19.7 cm (7.75 in) TL. Pacific Grove, central
California to San Nicolas Island, southern California. Intertidal and to depth of 21 m (70 ft). All in
Miller and Lea (1972).
Plectobranchus evides Gilbert, 1890. Bluebarred Prickleback. To 13.7 cm (5.38 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Central British Columbia to San Diego, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972). At depths of 73–
368 m (239–1,206 ft) (min.: UW 5883, UW 5959; max.: Gilbert 1915), reported as shallow as 57 m
(186 ft; W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Poroclinus rothrocki Bean, 1890. Whitebarred Blenny or Whitebarred Prickleback. To 25.4 cm (10 in) TL
(Miller and Lea 1972). Southeastern Bering Sea (57°N, 172°W; UW 48670, UW 49345) and Aleutian
Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002), Alaska to San Diego, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972). At
depths of 35–160 m (115–525 ft) (min.: UW 40935; max.: UW 49938, UW 49990).
Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780). Arctic Shanny. To 22 cm (8.7 in) TL. Canadian Arctic east to Greenland
and Gulf of Maine (not in eastern North Atlantic), west to Beaufort and Chukchi seas, Alaska and south
to Seas of Okhotsk and Japan and to Skidegate Inlet, British Columbia, including Commander–Aleutian
chain. Shallow subtidal and to depth of 100 m (328 ft). All in Mecklenburg et al. (2002) and Mecklenburg
and Sheiko (2004).
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858). Black Prickleback. To 32.3 cm (12.7 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al.
2002). Kodiak Island, western Gulf of Alaska to Rio Santo Tomas, northern Baja California (Miller and
Lea 1972). Intertidal and to 12 m (39 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: LACM 31938.003), including
tidepools (Cross 1981).
Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858). Rock Prickleback. To 58.6 cm (23.07 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Kodiak
Island, western Gulf of Alaska to Santa Cruz Island, southern California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Intertidal and to 18 m (60 ft; Miller and Lea 1972), including tidepools (Cross 1981).
Family Cryptacanthodidae — Wrymouths
Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (Gilbert, 1896). Dwarf Wrymouth or Red Devil. To 31 cm (12.2 in) TL
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Southeastern Bering Sea and eastern Aleutian Islands from Unalaska Island
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Eureka, northern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Benthic, at
depths of 21–750 m (70–2,460 ft) (min.: UW 21174; max.: UW 21163). Occasionally seen as Lyconectes
aleutensis, the original name.