Leatherfin lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus derjugini)

Scientific name: Eumicrotremus derjugini Popov, 1926

Leatherfin lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus derjugini)

The Leatherfin lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus derjugini) is a marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Caudal fin rounded. Dorsal fin spines not visible. Olive, darker dorsally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eumicrotremus derjugini
Family
Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
50–930 m (164–3051 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 930 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic to Northwest Atlantic and Northwest Pacific: Canadian Arctic to Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay and Labrador in Canada. Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Franz Josef Land, Spitsbergen, eastern Greenland, Kara, Latev, Siberian and Chukchi seas and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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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