Eumicrotremus pacificus
Eumicrotremus pacificus, sometimes known as the spotted lumpsucker[1] or the balloon lumpfish,[2] is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific. It can be found in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands.[3] It may be confused with the closely related Eumicrotremus orbis, which overlaps with E. pacificus in range, although E. pacificus is larger, reaching 20 cm (7.9 inches) TL.[3] This fish is generally yellow to orange in color with small dark spots and its tubercles are usually smaller and less pronounced than E. orbis, giving it a less spiny appearance.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cyclopteridae |
| Genus: | Eumicrotremus |
| Species: | E. pacificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumicrotremus pacificus Schmidt, 1904 | |
References
- Voskoboinikova, O.S.; Balanov, A.A. (October 2019). "Morphological variability of the spotted lumpsucker Eumicrotremus pacificus (Cottoidei, Cyclopteridae)". Journal of Ichthyology. 59: 658–663 – via ResearchGate.
- "Eumicrotremus pacificus Schmidt, 1904". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Eumicrotremus pacificus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
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