Toad lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus phrynoides) fish species and information / pictures of Toad lumpsucker - Eumicrotremus phrynoides

Toad lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus phrynoides) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eumicrotremus phrynoides

Common Name
Toad lumpsucker

Biology
Dorsal spines : 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays : 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Head and body covered with tubercles smaller than pupil, some with rosettes of short spines protruding and others concealed, forming bumps. Few or no spiny tubercles on throat. First dorsal fin covered with thick skin.

Classification

Classified By
Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Lumpfishes (Cyclopteridae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and central Aleutian Islands to northern Gulf of Alaska.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Polar
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
69 m
Depth To - meters
170 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 69 - 170 m
Trophic Level
3.18 s.e. 0.32 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
7.4 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated