Bumpy lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis inarmatus)

Scientific name: Cyclopteropsis inarmatus Mednikov & Prokhorov, 1956

The Bumpy lumpsucker (Cyclopteropsis inarmatus) is a marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. Native range: North Pacific, Western Bering Sea between Capes Navarin and Olyutorskiy; Sea of Okhotsk off Kamchatka.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10. No bony conical tubercles or spiny plates; skin with low bumps and leathery tubercles lacking subdermal bony plates on head and body, including top of head, chin, throat, pectoral fin base. First dorsal fin overgrown with skin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyclopteropsis inarmatus
Family
Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Depth range
76–150 m (249–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 76 - 150 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
North Pacific: Western Bering Sea between Capes Navarin and Olyutorskiy; Sea of Okhotsk off Kamchatka.
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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