Family Cyclopteridae - Lumpfishes
  Order
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Cyclopteridae Cyclopteridae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 7 | Species : 29 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: Arctic, northern regions of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. Most speciose in North Pacific. Sucking disk composed of modified pelvic fin elements; short gill openings; no normal scales; and no head spines. Vertebrae 23-29; globose or nearly globose body; 2 short dorsal fins; and a short anal fin. Most lumpfishes have spiny tubercles on the head and body. The number, structure and arrangement of the tubercles are important taxonomic characters. First dorsal fin with 4-8 spines, second dorsal with 8-13 soft rays located opposite an anal fin with 7-13 soft rays. Dorsal and anal fins not confluent with caudal fin, a definite caudal peduncle present. Caudal fin large and slightly rounded. Pectoral fins with 19-29 rays, extending ventrally in front of the pelvic disk. Nostrils tubular, two pairs. Cephalic lateral line canals well developed (occipital absent in some species); pores of operculomandibular canals extended externally as barbel-like tubes in some species. Trunk lateral line canal absent or short; superficial neuromasts, papillate in some species, present. Small, conical teeth on jaws arranged in a few rows or narrow bands. Gill opening entirely above pectoral fin base, except extending a little below upper corner of pectoral base in Cyclopterus. Branchiostegal rays 6. Swim bladder absent. Maximum length 61 cm. Marine; most species benthic on continental shelf and upper slope. A few species are primarily pelagic in deeper waters. Some, maybe all, spawn in shallow coastal waters, sometimes migrating hundreds of miles. After spawning, males guards the eggs. Diet in benthic environment includes polychaetes, crustaceans and mollusks. Pelagic diet comprises slow-moving prey, mostly medusae and ctenophores. In what may be partly a defensive reaction, they inflate their bodies by swallowing air or water. Also known as lumpsuckers. Nelson 1994 (Ref. 7463) recognizes Liparidae as a separate family.
  Etymology
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Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, pteryx, pterygion = fin ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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guarders
  Typical activity level
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normal
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Perciformes | Cottoidei | Cottales | Cyclopteridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Cyclopteridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
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Cyclopterinae
Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758
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Cyclopterus minutus Pallas, 1769
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Cyclopterus caeruleus Mitchill, 1815
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Lumpus vulgaris McMurtrie, 1831
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Lumpus anglorum DeKay, 1842
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Eumicrotreminae
Eumicrotremus spinosus (Fabricius, 1776)
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Cyclopterus spinosus Fabricius, 1776
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Lethotremus armouri Fowler, 1914
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! Eumicrotremus eggvini Koefoed, 1956
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Eumicrotremus andriashevi (non Perminov, 1936)
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Eumicrotremus terraenovae (non Myers & Böhlke, 1950)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Eumicrotremus orbis (Günther, 1861)
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Cyclopterus orbis Günther, 1861
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Eumicrotremus orbis orbis (Günther, 1861)
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Microtremus orbis (Günther, 1861)
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Lethotremus vinolentus Jordan & Starks, 1895
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Eumicrotremus gyrinops (Garman, 1892)
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Eumicrotremus awae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
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Lethotremus awae Jordan & Snyder, 1902
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Eumicrotremus pacificus chinensis Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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Eumicrotremus phrynoides Gilbert & Burke, 1912
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Cyclopterocottus phrynoides (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
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Cyclopteropsis phrynoides (Gilbert & Burke, 1912)
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Eumicrotremus terraenovae Myers & Böhlke, 1950
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Eumicrotremus barbatus (Lindberg & Legeza, 1955)
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Cyclopteropsis barbatus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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Eumicrotremus schmidti Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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Eumicrotremus tartaricus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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Eumicrotremus orbis tartaricus Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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Eumicrotremus fedorovi Mandrytsa, 1991
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Eumicrotremus jindoensis Lee & Kim, 2017
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Eumicrotremus uenoi Kai, Ikeguchi & Nakabo, 2017
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Lethotremus muticus Gilbert, 1896
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! Lethrotremus muticus Gilbert, 1896
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! Cyclopteropsis brashnikovi (Schmidt, 1904)
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! Cyclopteropsis macalpini (Fowler, 1914)
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Cyclopteropsis jordani Soldatov, 1929
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Cyclopteropsis popovi Soldatov, 1929
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Cyclopteropsis inarmatus Mednikov & Prokhorov, 1956
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Liparopsinae
Aptocyclus ventricosus (Pallas, 1769)
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Cyclopterichthys glaber Steindachner, 1881
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Elephantichthys copeianus Hubbs & Schultz, 1934
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Pelagocyclus vitiazi Lindberg & Legeza, 1955
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