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

 Family:  Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes)
 Max. size:  7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range - 174 m
 Distribution:  Arctic: in Barents Sea and off northwestern Greenland.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs on mud bottom (Ref. 4701).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 08.08.07
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 31.08.94

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