Atlantic spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus spinosus)

Species facts

Scientific name

Eumicrotremus spinosus

Family

Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)

Order

Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

13.2

Depth range

60–400 m (197–1312 ft)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m, usually 60 - 200 m

Climate

Polar

Distribution

Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea to Franz Josef Land, Spitzbergen, Greenland, and south along North American coast to Massachusetts; including Iceland and Norway; Canadian Arctic to Hudson Bay in Canada.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax=3-10)