Cyclopteropsis mcalpini (Fowler, 1914)
Arctic lumpsucker
Cyclopteropsis mcalpini
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes), subfamily: Eumicrotreminae
Max. size:  7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 109 - 329 m
Distribution:  Arctic: in Barents Sea and off northwestern Greenland.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs on mud bottom (Ref. 4701).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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