Sealife guideThe lumpfishCyclopterus lumpus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Lumpfish, lumpsucker
  • French name: Lompe ou poule de mer, gros mollet, cycloptère
  • Spanish name: Liebre de mar,lompa
  • Scientific name: Cyclopterus lumpus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Family name: Cyclopteridae
  • Order name: Carangiformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
The lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
The lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
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