Arctic lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis mcalpini)

Scientific name: Cyclopteropsis mcalpini Fowler, 1914

Arctic lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis mcalpini)

The Arctic lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis mcalpini) is a marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. Native range: Arctic, in Barents Sea and off northwestern Greenland.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyclopteropsis mcalpini
Family
Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
174 m (571 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 174 - ? m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic: in Barents Sea and off northwestern Greenland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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