Eumicrotremus spinosus

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Eumicrotremus spinosus
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At the Vancouver Aquarium
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1896 illustration
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cyclopteridae
Genus: Eumicrotremus
Species:
E. spinosus
Binomial name
Eumicrotremus spinosus
Synonyms [3]
  • Cyclopterus spinosus J. C. Fabricius, 1776
  • Lethotremus armouri Fowler, 1914
  • Eumicrotremus spinosus eggvinii Koefoed, 1956
  • Eumicrotremus eggvinii Koefoed, 1956

Eumicrotremus spinosus, [4] [5] commonly known as the Atlantic spiny lumpsucker, is a species of lumpfish native to the Arctic and North Atlantic.

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Taxonomy

Eumicrotremus spinosus was first formally described as Cyclopterus spinosus in 1776 by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius, with its type locality given as Greenland. [6]

In 1862 the American biologist Theodore Gill proposed a new genus Eumicrotremus with Fabricius's Cyclopterus spinosus designated as its type species. [7]

Vancouver Aquarium Eumicrotremus spinosus VA 2.jpg
Vancouver Aquarium

Description

The Atlantic spiny lumpsucker is a small fish that reaches a maximum length of 13.2 cm (5.2 in). The species appears to be variable in color but typically ranges from brown to dull orange or red. It is a benthic fish that feeds on crustaceans, smaller fishes, and Oikopleura . [3]

Adhering to glass with modified pelvic fins, Vancouver Aquarium Eumicrotremus spinosus VA 3 (cropped).jpg
Adhering to glass with modified pelvic fins, Vancouver Aquarium

Distribution and habitat

Atlantic spiny lumpsuckers are found in the Arctic and coastal parts of the North Atlantic. They are known from the Barents Sea, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, the Hudson Bay, and the Canadian Arctic, as well as ranging south to Massachusetts. [2]

Within Canada, they have been reported from Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. They occur at depths of 30 to 400 m (98 to 1312 ft), where they are most frequently seen over and on stony bottoms. [3]

1880 illustration. Note the prominent tubercles. Eumicrotremus spinosus1.jpg
1880 illustration. Note the prominent tubercles.

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References

  1. Lorance, P.; Florin, A. & Keskin, Ç. (2015). "Eumicrotremus spinosus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T18237427A45078415. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Eumicrotremus spinosus Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eumicrotremus spinosus". FishBase . February 2023 version.
  4. "Eumicrotremus spinosus (Fabricius, 1776)". www.gbif.org. GBIF . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. "ITIS - Report: Eumicrotremus spinosus". itis.gov . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Eumicrotremus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyclopteridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 March 2023.