Cyclopteropsis mcalpini

Species of lumpfish

Cyclopteropsis mcalpini

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Scorpaeniformes
Family:  | Cyclopteridae
Genus:  | Cyclopteropsis
Species:  |

C. mcalpini

Binomial name
Cyclopteropsis mcalpini

(Fowler, 1914)[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Lethotremus mcalpini
* Cyclopteropsis macalpini

Cyclopteropsis mcalpini, also known as the Arctic lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish known only from the Arctic Ocean. It has been found in the Barents Sea and off the coast of northwestern Greenland, where it occurs at a depth range of 109 to 329 m (358 to 1079 ft). It is a small fish, growing to 7.5 cm (3 inches) in total length. Arctic lumpsuckers are reported to usually lay between 60 and 70 eggs (each with a diameter of 5 mm), which are deposited in protected areas such as empty shells.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Cyclopteropsis mcalpini (Fowler, 1914)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Cyclopteropsis mcalpini". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2015-10-30.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2267805
* CoL: 32WF2
* EUNIS: 127696
* FishBase: 4181
* GBIF: 2336831
* iNaturalist: 217972
* IRMNG: 11185217
* ITIS: 643951
* NatureServe: 2.101760
* WoRMS: 127213

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