Eumicrotremus asperrimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Eumicrotremus
Species:
E. asperrimus
Binomial name
Eumicrotremus asperrimus
Tanaka, 1912
Several preserved Siberian lumpsuckers.

Eumicrotremus asperrimus, also known as the Siberian lumpsucker,[1] is a species of lumpfish native to the Northwest Pacific, where it can be found in the Bering Sea, the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as off of Alaska and Hokkaido. It reaches 12 cm (4.7 in) in total length and occurs at a depth range of 20 to 900 m (66 to 2953 ft).[2] It is a round and compact fish adorned with many distinct tubercles.

References

  1. "Siberian Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus asperrimus) | Idaho Fish and Game". idfg.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Eumicrotremus asperrimus". FishBase.


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