| Family: |
Cyclopteridae (Lumpfishes), subfamily: Eumicrotreminae |
| Max. size: |
18 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 100.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 575 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Chukchi Sea and Sea of Okhotsk to Muroran, Hokkaido (Japan), Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain and Puget Sound, Washington, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-10. Caudal narrow and rounded; pectorals with a long base extended to ventral surface, all rays slightly exserted, ventral ones more so; pelvic fins with rays ossified and modified to support all of a large adhesive disc with thickened fringed margin (Ref. 6885). Light to dark green, sometimes light brown dorsally; light brown or plum ventrally; lips lavender; tubercles in males dull orange or reddish brown; tubercles in females are larger and more numerous and pale green (Ref. 6885). |
| Biology: |
Commonly inshore; often found at low tide attached to rocks (Ref. 2850). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 November 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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