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The ventral fins of the lumpsucker are modified to form a suction disc used to cling to rocky substrates. The skin is coloured slate grey to blue and is scaleless. Small bony lumps cover the body, with lateral rows of larger bony thorns along the body. The dorsal fin is situated behind a distinct dorsal ridge that is taller in the females. Adults grow between 30-50 cm in length.The colouring in the males changes to blue dorsally and red or orange ventrally during the breeding season. Between February and May, females lay their eggs in shallow coastal waters. Males guard the eggs for 6-7 weeks. The newly hatched fish are 6-7 mm in length and have a 'tadpole like' form. Eggs of the lumpsucker are also commercially harvested as a form of caviar.

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Biology

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Basically solitary rather than a schooling fish. Exhibits a homing instinct (Ref. 9737). Inhabits rocky bottoms but may occur among floating seaweed. Migrates considerable distances in an annual cycle between deeper waters in winter and shallower waters in summer (Ref. 26141). Maximum depth reported at 868 m (Ref. 58426). Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). During the spawning season the male becomes reddish in color on the underside, whereas the female is blue-green. Feeds on ctenophores, medusas, small crustaceans, polychaetes, jelly fish and small fishes. Valued for their eggs, which make an inexpensive caviar (Ref. 9988). Eaten in Nordic countries, marketed fresh or smoked. Male flesh is most demanded and roe is sold fresh (Ref. 35388).

Stein, D.L. 1986 Cyclopteridae. p. 1269-1274. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4701) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4701&speccode=4181

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Distribution

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Atlantic, Baltic sea, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, British Isles, Canada, Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part], Danish Exclusive Economic Zone, Davis Strait, European waters (ERMS scope), FAO fishing area 18, FAO fishing area 21, Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, IJsselmeer, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Manicouagan, North West Atlantic, Oostende, Oosterschelde, Polish Exclusive Economic Zone, Portugese Exclusive Economic Zone, Saint Lawrence River, Schelde estuary, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, West Coast of Norway , Westerschelde, Wimereux, Zeeland, Zeeschelde

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Distribution

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Hudson Bay to James Bay; Labrador to New Jersey; rarely to Chesapeake Bay and Bermuda

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National Distribution

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Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Western Atlantic: Hudson Bay to James Bay and Labarador in Canada to New Jersey in USA; rarely to Chesapeake Bay in USA and Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Barents Sea, Iceland and Greenland to Spain.

Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C., 1953; Stein, D.L., 1986; M?r Christensen, J., 1977; Davenport, J., 1985; Flintegård, H., 1999; Whiteheat, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.

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Western Atlantic: Nunavut, Hudson Bay to James Bay and Labrador in Canada to New Jersey in USA; rarely to Chesapeake Bay in USA and Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Barents Sea, Iceland and Greenland to Spain (Ref. 4701).

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 29

Whitehead, P.J.P., M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) 1986 Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vols. I-III:1473 p. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=232

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Maximum size: 600 mm TL

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to 60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,500.0 g.

Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C., 1953; Stein, D.L., 1986; M?r Christensen, J., 1977; Davenport, J., 1985; Flintegård, H., 1999; Whiteheat, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.

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Max. size

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61.0 cm NG (male/unsexed; (Ref. 58426)); 42.9 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 9,500 g (Ref. 4701); max. published weight: 5,000.0 g

Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist 2004 Annotated list of the arctic marine fishes of Canada. Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci. 2674:iv:+112 p. (Ref. 58426) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58426&speccode=10003
Stein, D.L. 1986 Cyclopteridae. p. 1269-1274. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4701) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4701&speccode=4181

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Diagnostic Description

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First dorsal fin present but covered by thick layer of skin forming a characteristic high crest with embedded spines. Bony tubercles present, arranged in 3 widely separated rows of large flattened tubercles on each side of body. Gill openings large, extend- extending below level of upper pectoral fin ray. Pyloric present 36-79. Ventral sucking disc formed by the modified pelvic fin (Ref. 232).

Whitehead, P.J.P., M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) 1986 Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vols. I-III:1473 p. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=232

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Ecology

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nektonic

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Habitat

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Found in cold to temperate waters on rocky bottoms or floating among seaweeds.

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Habitat

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Known from rocky shores.

Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton. http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467

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Depth range based on 11631 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7169 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): -9 - 1105
  Temperature range (°C): -2.072 - 20.092
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.664 - 22.184
  Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 36.742
  Oxygen (ml/l): 0.982 - 8.544
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.060 - 2.380
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.077 - 51.283

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Depth range (m): -9 - 1105

Temperature range (°C): -2.072 - 20.092

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.664 - 22.184

Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 36.742

Oxygen (ml/l): 0.982 - 8.544

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.060 - 2.380

Silicate (umol/l): 1.077 - 51.283

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Habitat Type: Marine

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Habitat

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Inhabits deep waters from 50 m down to 300 m depth. However, migration to shallower waters occurs during spawning.

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Depth: 50 - 400m.
From 50 to 400 meters.

Habitat: benthopelagic. Basically solitary rather than a schooling fish. Exhibits a homing instinct (Ref. 9737). Inhabits rocky bottoms but may occur among floating seaweed. During the spawning season the male becomes reddish in colour on the underside, whereas the female is blue-green. Feeds on ctenophores, medusae, small crustaceans, polychaetes and small fishes. Valued for their eggs, which make an inexpensive caviar (Ref. 9988).

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Benthopelagic; marine; depth range; 50-400 m. Basically solitary rather than a schooling fish. Exhibits a homing instinct. Inhabits rocky bottoms but may occur among floating seaweed. Migrates considerable distances in an annual cycle between deeper waters in winter and shallower waters in summer.

Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C., 1953; Stein, D.L., 1986; M?r Christensen, J., 1977; Davenport, J., 1985; Flintegård, H., 1999; Whiteheat, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.

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Environment

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benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 868 m (Ref. 58496), usually 50 - 150 m (Ref. 4701)

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
Parin, N.V., V.V. Fedorov and B.A. Sheiko 2002 An annotated catalogue of fish-like vertebrates and fishes of the seas of Russia and adjacent countries: Part 2. Order Scorpaeniformes. J. Ichthyol. 42(Suppl.1):S60-S135. (Ref. 58496) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58496&speccode=23989
Stein, D.L. 1986 Cyclopteridae. p. 1269-1274. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4701) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4701&speccode=4181

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Migration

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Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683

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Its distributional range indicate that it is fairly eurythermal (Ref. 9737). Basically solitary rather than a schooling fish. Exhibits a homing instinct (Ref. 9737). Inhabits rocky bottoms but may occur among floating seaweed. Migrates considerable distances in an annual cycle between deeper waters in winter and shallower waters in summer (Ref. 26141). Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds more intensively in the winter. Preferred food items are ctenophores, medusae, small crustaceans, polychaetes and small fishes (Ref. 4701). It is preyed upon by seals, sperm whale and Greenland shark. Parasites of the species include 3 protozoans and 2 copepods (Ref. 5951).

Stein, D.L. 1986 Cyclopteridae. p. 1269-1274. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4701) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4701&speccode=4181

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Feeds on ctenophores, medusae, small crustaceans, polychaetes, jelly fish and small fishes.

Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C., 1953; Stein, D.L., 1986; M?r Christensen, J., 1977; Davenport, J., 1985; Flintegård, H., 1999; Whiteheat, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.

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Life History and Behavior

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Eggs are laid in large numbers on stony bottoms (Ref. 9900). Male guards egg-mass aggressively.

Stein, D.L. 1986 Cyclopteridae. p. 1269-1274. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4701) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4701&speccode=4181

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Reproduction

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Fish move inshore to spawn in summer when water reaches 8 C. During the spawning season the male becomes reddish in color on the underside, and the female becomes blue-green. Eggs are laid in on stony bottoms of up to 300,000 eggs, 2.2-2.7 mm in diameter. Males aggressively guard egg masses.

Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C., 1953; Stein, D.L., 1986; M?r Christensen, J., 1977; Davenport, J., 1985; Flintegård, H., 1999; Whiteheat, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J., Tortonese, E., 1984.

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

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Genomic DNA is available from 11 specimens with morphological vouchers housed at Biodiversity Institute of Ontario

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Barcode data: Cyclopterus lumpus

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 19 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

GBGC5051-08|AM498314|Cyclopterus lumpus| ---------------------------------------ACCCTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATGGTCGGGACAGGCCTA---AGCCTTTTAATCCGGGCCGAGCTAAGCCAACCCGGGGCCCTCTTGGGCGAC---GACCAAATTTACAACGTTATTGTTACGGCTCATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATAATCGGGGGCTTTGGAAATTGACTCATCCCCCTAATA---ATCGGCGCCCCCGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCTTTCCTATTGCTTCTTGCCTCTTCGGGCGTCGAAGCAGGGGCCGGAACCGGGTGAACCGTCTACCCTCCTTTAGCAGGTAACCTGGCACACGCCGGGGCCTCTGTCGACTTA---ACGATCTTTTCTTTACACCTCGCGGGAATCTCTTCAATCCTCGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCATCAACATGAAGCCCCCTGCTATGTCCCAGTACCAGACTCCCCTATTTGTGTGATCTGTCCTTATTACTGCCGTACTACTACTTCTCTCCCTCCCTGTCCTTGCCGCT---GGCATTACAATGCTACTAACAGACCGCAACCTTAACACCACCTTCTTCGACCCAGCAGGGGGCGGGGACCCCATTCTTTACCAACATCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cyclopterus lumpus

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 19
Species: 45
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Threats

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Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. (Ref. 4931) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4931&speccode=228
Kinzer, J. 1983 Aquarium Kiel: Beschreibungen zur Biologie der ausgestellten Tierarten. Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel. pag. var. (Ref. 12253) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12253&speccode=2501
Davenport, J. 1985 Synopsis of biological data on the lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus (Linnaeus 1758). FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 147. 31p. (Ref. 9737) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9737&speccode=62

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